Denuvo is DRM solution and is known for a quite huge performance impact. I wonder if DbD is using Denuvo and might consider to dismiss it for more performance.
I think @McLean is the expert to answer this but I will ask you aswell @Peanits
Denuvo is one of the best anti-cheat out there, when you're talking about it doing its job.
Denuvo, when implemented right, does NOT have a huge performance impact on PC's. This has been shown in games before.
Denuvo, when implemented badly, can beat even good PCs into quivering messes.
The problem is that most devs don't implement it properly, so it has a bad reputation for being this horrible program that cuts a PC's processing power in half.
But as Peanits said; DBD does not use it anyways.
Sorta', but not really. Denuvo is DRM, not an anti-cheat. It stops people from pirating the game. It's pretty secure, but ultimately it's not going to work forever. Most developers will stick it in there to protect the game at launch since that is typically when their game would make the most sales. If people really want to play it, they'll go out and buy it before it fails. After a while people will find a way, so they tend to just get rid of it completely at that point. At that point it served its purpose and the game is already out there, so you might as well get rid of it to get rid of the performance hit.
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No, it is not. There wouldn't really be any point.
There where some games using this DRM solution with steam, they removed it later on but and the performance was much better. That's why I asked.
Sorta', but not really. Denuvo is DRM, not an anti-cheat. It stops people from pirating the game. It's pretty secure, but ultimately it's not going to work forever. Most developers will stick it in there to protect the game at launch since that is typically when their game would make the most sales. If people really want to play it, they'll go out and buy it before it fails. After a while people will find a way, so they tend to just get rid of it completely at that point. At that point it served its purpose and the game is already out there, so you might as well get rid of it to get rid of the performance hit.
Only games are a little different, obviously.
But yes, we've never used it.