A unique question regarding Denuvo, before purchase

[Drakensson]

Calm your t*ts, this isn't a "Denuvo is bad" thread. I'll skip right to the blunt point.....

1: Will the Denuvo software run without the game playing?
2: Will Denuvo wear-and-tear my hardware?
3: If Denuvo isn't fully removed after uninstalling the game,
where are the remaining files located? Can these be deleted?

Simple as that. Answer these three critical questions,
and I will jump ahead and buy the game if the answers do not frighten me away.
I am clueless about this software, and I have a major "broken-computer-phobia".

[Melodia]

In general no, the Denuvo simply exists in the exe and doesn't do anything actually malicious to your system.
https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Denuvo

[FreshMint]

Might also be worth mentioning that Square has a history of removing Denuvo from a lot of their game often roughly half a year after release.
So if the above answer doesn't suffice then there's always that. No guarantee though.

[Minneyar]

Denuvo is not a separate program that runs independently from the game; it is built into the game's executable. It is a mechanism that keeps part of the game's data encrypted, and the first time you launch the game, it connects to Denuvo's servers, verifies you have permission to run the game, and then decrypts the game's data as it is loaded into memory.

So to answer these questions:

1: Will the Denuvo software run without the game playing?

No.

2: Will Denuvo wear-and-tear my hardware?

Also no. Years ago there was fearmongering going around that Denuvo had destroyed somebody's SSD, but there is no evidence that this ever actually happened, nor that Denuvo causes any more wear than running a game without it.

3: If Denuvo isn't fully removed after uninstalling the game,
where are the remaining files located?

Since it's part of the game, It is fully removed after the game is uninstalled.

[AsianGirlLover]

Let me know when it’s removed so I can buy the game

[paladin_66]

Originally posted by AsianGirlLover:

Let me know when it’s removed so I can buy the game

Same for me.

[RustyRed]

Originally posted by AsianGirlLover:

Let me know when it’s removed so I can buy the game

Same

[Freshdaxx]

Originally posted by AsianGirlLover:

Let me know when it’s removed so I can buy the game

Same.

[Drakensson]

Sami

[Lilac_bloom]

Same..
I am anti Denuvo.
Do not understand the decision to protect this game with Denuvo, but leave FF without it

[Halix]

For everyone else: Denuvo Anti-Tamper is NOT the same as Denuvo Anti-Cheat.

Denuvo Anti-Cheat is a kernel-level anti cheat software. Which is something I don't want on my PC. I'd rather play on a console. This game however only uses the Denuvo Anti-Tamper