Game developers and publishers can now access the video game protection software in the middleware section of the Nintendo Developers Portal.

And here we go. Expect your C-tier AAA games to have Denuvo on Switch, stopping players from emulating it.

  • SlothMama@lemmy.worldEnglish
    462·
    10 months ago

    I just need to know which titles have it so I don’t buy those games. It requires an always online connection and that’s a major dealbreaker for me.

      • Sentinian@lemmy.oneEnglish
        14·
        10 months ago

        I will say this post isn’t completely true. Denuvo (on pc) requires online checks but from what I’ve experienced it’s typically every 2-4 weeks. I’ve played persona 4 and 5 on my steam deck without internet just fine.

      • Bobby Turkalino@lemmy.yachtsEnglish
        10·
        10 months ago

        even when I’m home, my switch is in airplane mode unless I’m actively playing online. it’s crazy how often some games try to phone home, never realized until I got into this habit and started seeing the “please turn off airplane mode” popup

        • Sentinian@lemmy.oneEnglish
          8·
          10 months ago

          No? I’ve definitely played denuvo games on my steam deck completely offline. It’s like a once a month check or something.

          And according to the website the drm is moreso hardware based, which is much more feasible on set hardware like the switch versus PC.

          Fuck Denuvo and all but let’s keep speculation and facts clear

    • echo64@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      10 months ago

      Locking down the console stops the vast majority attempting piracy, drm attempts to stop the small minority attempting piracy

    • AnonTwo@kbin.social
      5·
      10 months ago

      I don’t think it really has much to do with DRM. It’s practically well known at this point that consoles are easy to pirate through emulation. Especially with the constant day 1 emulation articles

  • DrPop@lemmy.oneEnglish
    2·
    10 months ago

    So just a roundabout way to keep people from emulating games? People are gonna figure out how to relate your games. We took many years but we can finally emulate Banjo Tooie. Good games sell well and don’t lose really to piracy, bad (lazily made) games deserve to be pirated