Now here is a pleasant surprise. Square Enix has just removed the Denuvo anti-tamper tech from Just Cause 3.
  • thingsiplay@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Its a bit weird. The game came out 10 years ago, which mean Square paid Denuvo 10 years long. The game was countless times on sale for 3 Euros on Steam: https://steamdb.info/app/225540/

    SteamDB lowest recorded price is 2,99€ at -85%

    Price seen 59 times, last on Nov 18, 2025 (29 days ago)

    I have no clue how this paid off.

    • NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      5 months ago

      Contraband was semi-recently cancelled by microsoft. I have no idea how the hell Nordisk Film ended up owning Avalanche, but I wouldn’t be shocked if they were planning to sell off or shutter the studio entirely.

      So removing the fraction of a penny that Denuvo Corp get per Just Cause 3 sale probably IS worth it while you are calling security ahead of the mass layoffs.

  • Kraiden@piefed.socialEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Ok, so I love JC3. I still play it. I was playing it on Monday in fact. It’s one of those games that I just keep coming back to. I enjoy liberating cities and outposts and whatnot, but it’s the flying that I go back for. I can spend hours listening to music and just flying around. 260 hours on PC alone (I’ve probably played more than that on PS), and I’ve never finished the campaign.

    Removing Denuvo is great, and I’m on board… but for the love of all that is good and holy: CLOUD SAVES!!! Having to restart every time I reinstall it is WHY I’ve never finished the campaign.