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How big of a problem is Denuvo on Linux? (lemmy.sdf.org)
submitted 3 days ago by GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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I've never bought or played a game with Denuvo, but I want to get Final Fantasy VII Revelation on launch and the PC version will have Denuvo, according to the Steam page.

How big a problem is this typically? Can I expect it to work on Linux?

I could go for the PS5 version, but the last game (FF7 Rebirth) had a shitty performance mode on PS5, and my PC is a good bit more powerful. So I'd lean toward PC if it's viable.

It seems like a safe bet that Square-Enix willl eventually ditch Denuvo, since they do that for most of their games. So I'm not too worried long-term but I want a smooth experience day 1.

Normally I'd wait for user reports, but I definitely want to play on day 1, so I'll be one of the users reporting instead. :)

What's your experience been if you've been stuck with Denuvo before?

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[–] GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Did Rebirth have Denuvo on launch? It doesn't seem to now.

[–] MajinBlayze@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

That's my bad, I assumed given the framing of the question that it did. A quick Google confirms that it didn't.

Taking a quick look at recent denuvo games I don't see any games I've personally played, and the couple I checked that had Linux problems at launch also had windows problems at launch (cough cough dragons dogma 2)

To address some of the other comments here now that the initial lashing out has died down, steam can't actually run anything as root or install kernel modules, unless you're going out of your way to run it that way.

That said, I am sad to hear about drm being included with revelations, it doesn't really solve the problems they think it does, and only makes the experience worse for paying customers...