Enlarge / This sweaty, fearful Resident Evil 7 character probably provides a good representation of Denuvo’s worries about being cracked more efficiently.
After the Denuvo DRM protection for Capcom’s Resident Evil 7 was recently cracked less than a week after the game’s release, what used to be considered practically “uncrackable” copy protection is looking quite a bit less valuable. Now, Denuvo is defending its “Anti-Tamper” technology, saying it’s still the best copy protection currently available.
“It’s correct that the title in question was cracked some days after release,” Denuvo Marketing Director Thomas Goebl told Eurogamer. That said, “Given the fact that every unprotected title is cracked on the day of release—as well as every update of games—our solution made a difference for this title.”
It’s definitely true that even a few days of effective post-release copy protection is worth something to publishers, who see cracked versions of games as a direct threat to their sales (especially during the crucial first few days after release). The question is whether that short period of protection is worth the reportedly high price Denuvo charges publishing partners for its technology.
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