Sogreblute on 21 January 2020
| Cerebralbore101 said: I initially answered this thread with a "Hell No!" But things are a lot more complicated than I first thought. I've been spending the last few days building up a Steam wishlist for upcoming games to play on my PC. I'm just flat out shocked by the number of games that have fucking Denuvo in them! Bandai Namco, Capcom, Sega, Square Enix, and Arc System Works, all use Denuvo in the vast majority of their games. Even if the Steam Store page doesn't say a game uses Denuvo, it's often hidden in the EULA. Here's a list of all Steam games with Denuvo... https://store.steampowered.com/curator/26095454-Denuvo-Games/ In case you don't know Denuvo is always online DRM. So the second the servers for a game go down your copy is rendered unplayable. This is bullshit, and the type of dystopian nonsense I've feared would come to gaming for years. There are still lots of games on PC without Denuvo, but it seems like if I want to play certain games without ridiculous DRM shackes I'll have to get a console copy. Specifically, games out of Japan seem to have Denuvo almost guaranteed. Couple that with the fact that many Japanese titles are outright delayed on PC for up to a year, and I think I might still need to pick up a PS5. Oh, and don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to argue in favor of consoles here. They have their own problems, such as the fact that you can't repair one easily. But fuck Draconian DRM! |
Steam itself is a form of DRM, but not all DRM is equal or bad. Some companies take DRM way too far and make it an inconvenience. If you want DRM-Free gaming then check out GOG. For me if there is a game I want I'll check if GOG has it, and if it does I'll buy it there. If it doesn't then I'll either buy it off Steam or from a key site that has the best price.
For me GOG -> Steam/key site.
