No Denuvo?

[Starbez]

Denuvo isn't mentioned on Steam, which is unusual since it's typically listed in all their previous games. Considering Ubisoft's financial troubles, could it be that they are ditching Denuvo?

[lukaself]

They also have the nasty habit of waiting until last minute to disclose it.

With that said, they released their latest Prince of Persia game DRM-free, a first in almost a decade, although it took much negotiating with the higher ups to convince them according to the devs.

And even EA has implied they're releasing their latest Dragon Age DRM-free and Launcher free, probably in an attempt to emulate the success of Baldur's Gate 3 so who knows? Maybe those corporate executives suddenly had an epiphany and realized it was counter-productive?
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Naaaah. Not a chance.

[lukaself]

Check the EULA.

3. ACCESS TO THE PRODUCT
3.1 THE PRODUCT IS PROTECTED BY DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE (“DRM SOFTWARE”) AND DENUVO ANTI-TAMPER PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY (“ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY”). YOU HEREBY AGREE, ACKNOWLEDGE AND CONSENT TO THE FOLLOWING REGARDING THE DRM SOFTWARE: (I) THE INSTALLATION OF THE PRODUCT WILL CAUSE THE DRM SOFTWARE TO BE INSTALLED ON YOUR COMPUTER; (II) THE DRM SOFTWARE MAY LIMIT THE NUMBER OF INSTALLATIONS OF THE PRODUCT; (III) THE DRM SOFTWARE MAY INSTALL ON YOUR COMPUTER ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS REQUIRED FOR COPY PROTECTION; (IV) DURING THE INSTALLATION AND/OR THE FIRST LAUNCH OF THE PRODUCT, AN ONLINE CONNECTION MAY BE REQUIRED TO UNLOCK THE PRODUCT THROUGH THE DRM SOFTWARE AND (V) CERTAIN FILES OF THE ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY MAY REMAIN EVEN AFTER THE PRODUCT IS UNINSTALLED FROM YOUR COMPUTER.

IN NO EVENT SHALL UBISOFT BE LIABLE IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMPONENTS THAT MAY BE INSTALLED ON YOUR COMPUTER BY ANY DRM SOFTWARE OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE OF THE DRM SOFTWARE OR OF THE ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY. AN INTERNET CONNECTION, A UBISOFT CONNECT ACCOUNT AND INSTALLATION OF THE UBISOFT CONNECT CLIENT SOFTWARE (https://ubisoftconnect.com/) AND REGISTRATION WITH ENCLOSED SINGLE-USE SERIAL CODE ARE REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE THE GAME AFTER INSTALLATION ON ANY NEW COMPUTER, AUTHENTICATE YOUR COMPUTER AT ANY GIVEN TIME, ACCESS ONLINE FEATURES, PLAY OR UNLOCK EXCLUSIVE CONTENT. WHILE THERE IS NO LIMIT TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPUTERS ON WHICH THE PRODUCT MAY BE ACTIVATED, YOU MAY ONLY ACTIVATE THE PRODUCT ON FIVE (5) DISTINCT COMPUTERS IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. IF YOU CIRCUMVENT THE DRM SOFTWARE, THE PRODUCT WILL NOT BE ACCESSIBLE ANYMORE AND THE LICENSE GRANTED PER THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT WILL BE DEEMED TERMINATED FOR MATERIAL BREACH. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING THE SERIAL CODE OF THIS PRODUCT AT ALL TIMES. YOU WILL NEED IT TO INSTALL THE PRODUCT ON OTHER COMPUTERS. THE SERIAL CODE MAY ONLY BE USED FOR ONE SINGLE UBISOFT CONNECT ACCOUNT. AGE RESTRICTIONS MAY BE IMPOSED TO ACCESS ONLINE SERVICES AND FEATURES IN COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL LAWS.

[TheDreamXV]

Originally posted by lukaself:

They also have the nasty habit of waiting until last minute to disclose it.

With that said, they released their latest Prince of Persia game DRM-free, a first in almost a decade, although it took much negotiating with the higher ups to convince them according to the devs.

And even EA is releasing their latest Dragon Age DRM-free and Launcher free, probably in an attempt to emulate the success of Baldur's Gate 3 so who knows? Maybe those corporate executives suddenly had an epiphany and realized it was counter-productive?
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Naaaah. Not a chance. :blight:

Dragon Age has Denuvo, where did you get that info on DRM-free and Launcher free stuff?

[Mr D Grim]

Originally posted by lukaself:

Check the EULA.

3. ACCESS TO THE PRODUCT
3.1 THE PRODUCT IS PROTECTED BY DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE (“DRM SOFTWARE”) AND DENUVO ANTI-TAMPER PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY (“ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY”). YOU HEREBY AGREE, ACKNOWLEDGE AND CONSENT TO THE FOLLOWING REGARDING THE DRM SOFTWARE: (I) THE INSTALLATION OF THE PRODUCT WILL CAUSE THE DRM SOFTWARE TO BE INSTALLED ON YOUR COMPUTER; (II) THE DRM SOFTWARE MAY LIMIT THE NUMBER OF INSTALLATIONS OF THE PRODUCT; (III) THE DRM SOFTWARE MAY INSTALL ON YOUR COMPUTER ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS REQUIRED FOR COPY PROTECTION; (IV) DURING THE INSTALLATION AND/OR THE FIRST LAUNCH OF THE PRODUCT, AN ONLINE CONNECTION MAY BE REQUIRED TO UNLOCK THE PRODUCT THROUGH THE DRM SOFTWARE AND (V) CERTAIN FILES OF THE ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY MAY REMAIN EVEN AFTER THE PRODUCT IS UNINSTALLED FROM YOUR COMPUTER.

IN NO EVENT SHALL UBISOFT BE LIABLE IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMPONENTS THAT MAY BE INSTALLED ON YOUR COMPUTER BY ANY DRM SOFTWARE OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE OF THE DRM SOFTWARE OR OF THE ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY. AN INTERNET CONNECTION, A UBISOFT CONNECT ACCOUNT AND INSTALLATION OF THE UBISOFT CONNECT CLIENT SOFTWARE (https://ubisoftconnect.com/) AND REGISTRATION WITH ENCLOSED SINGLE-USE SERIAL CODE ARE REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE THE GAME AFTER INSTALLATION ON ANY NEW COMPUTER, AUTHENTICATE YOUR COMPUTER AT ANY GIVEN TIME, ACCESS ONLINE FEATURES, PLAY OR UNLOCK EXCLUSIVE CONTENT. WHILE THERE IS NO LIMIT TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPUTERS ON WHICH THE PRODUCT MAY BE ACTIVATED, YOU MAY ONLY ACTIVATE THE PRODUCT ON FIVE (5) DISTINCT COMPUTERS IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. IF YOU CIRCUMVENT THE DRM SOFTWARE, THE PRODUCT WILL NOT BE ACCESSIBLE ANYMORE AND THE LICENSE GRANTED PER THIS END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT WILL BE DEEMED TERMINATED FOR MATERIAL BREACH. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING THE SERIAL CODE OF THIS PRODUCT AT ALL TIMES. YOU WILL NEED IT TO INSTALL THE PRODUCT ON OTHER COMPUTERS. THE SERIAL CODE MAY ONLY BE USED FOR ONE SINGLE UBISOFT CONNECT ACCOUNT. AGE RESTRICTIONS MAY BE IMPOSED TO ACCESS ONLINE SERVICES AND FEATURES IN COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL LAWS.

is that all it needs? i thought they were REQUIRED to list it on the homepage?

[Mr D Grim]

Originally posted by lukaself:

They also have the nasty habit of waiting until last minute to disclose it.

With that said, they released their latest Prince of Persia game DRM-free, a first in almost a decade, although it took much negotiating with the higher ups to convince them according to the devs.

And even EA is releasing their latest Dragon Age DRM-free and Launcher free, probably in an attempt to emulate the success of Baldur's Gate 3 so who knows? Maybe those corporate executives suddenly had an epiphany and realized it was counter-productive?
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Naaaah. Not a chance. :blight:

veilguard is 100% going to add denuvo like 1 day before release. it's ea we're talking about.

[lukaself]

Originally posted by Mr D Grim:

Originally posted by lukaself:

They also have the nasty habit of waiting until last minute to disclose it.

With that said, they released their latest Prince of Persia game DRM-free, a first in almost a decade, although it took much negotiating with the higher ups to convince them according to the devs.

And even EA is releasing their latest Dragon Age DRM-free and Launcher free, probably in an attempt to emulate the success of Baldur's Gate 3 so who knows? Maybe those corporate executives suddenly had an epiphany and realized it was counter-productive?
...
Naaaah. Not a chance.

veilguard is 100% going to add denuvo like 1 day before release. it's ea we're talking about.

Granted, I'll believe it when I see it. However the developers have confirmed the game will not require the EA app and will be playable offline from start to finish alluding to the game not using Denuvo. We all know that would be impossible with Denuvo. I surmise they didn't call the DRM by name to not put themselves at odds with a company they probably want to keep good relations with.

[Varpushaukka]

They might add the disclaimer closer to/at release, but just to be safe:

https://store.steampowered.com/curator/26095454-Denuvo-Games/

If they don't disclose it themselves, have a curator do it for them.

[lukaself]

Originally posted by Varpushaukka:

They might add the disclaimer closer to/at release, but just to be safe:

https://store.steampowered.com/curator/26095454-Denuvo-Games/

If they don't disclose it themselves, have a curator do it for them.

Hey! That's us! Thanks for the shout out!

[Varpushaukka]

Originally posted by lukaself:

Hey! That's us! Thanks for the shout out! :happyotus:

Appreciate you guys' service, keep it up!