The developer of Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 has confirmed the sport doesn’t characteristic controversial anti-piracy tech Denuvo, or certainly any DRM in any respect.
During a Twitch stream to disclose gameplay of the hotly anticipated Medieval open-world RPG, Warhorse Studios PR chief Tobias Stolz-Zwilling issued some robust phrases concerning the many posts and messages the developer continues to obtain about Denuvo taking part in part of Kingdom Come Deliverance 2.
“I can let you know proper now the precise state of affairs,” he stated. “The precise state of affairs is that KCD2 is not going to have Denuvo in there, it is not going to have any DRM system in any respect. We by no means confirmed it. There had been some discussions after all. There was some misalignment, there was some misinformation, however on the finish of the day there gained’t be any Denuvo in any respect.
“With that, I would really like you to shut the case already. Stop texting underneath each put up we do this Denuvo is within the sport, as a result of it’s not. We by no means introduced… we by no means stated it will likely be there. As I stated, a little bit of a misunderstanding.
“That is one thing you need to actually bear in mind, so long as Warhorse doesn’t announce something it’s not true.
“Let’s bury that factor and let’s by no means ever speak about it any extra. What we will speak about although is the sport.”
This all stems from an obvious electronic mail despatched by writer Plaion that appeared to substantiate Denuvo would be utilized in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. Clearly, although, that isn’t the case.
Denuvo is a controversial system utilized by online game builders and publishers to stem the tide of online game piracy by, they hope, pushing again the discharge of cracked variations of their video games by generally weeks, possibly months, and in some circumstances, indefinitely. From a writer perspective, Denuvo helps to forestall misplaced gross sales and income it might need obtained if those that pirate a online game at launch would have in any other case purchased it.
However, Denuvo is commonly criticized by PC players for probably affecting online game efficiency and even decreasing the life-span of solid-state drives (SSDs). Denuvo has repeatedly denied the claims. In 2021, the tech consultants at Digital Foundry discovered the pirate model of Resident Evil Village truly improved efficiency. Capcom later patched the sport.
Indeed, we’ve seen some builders even announce that their video games gained’t launch with Denuvo, a lot to the delight of PC players. In October, BioWare confirmed Dragon Age: The Veilguard wouldn’t have third-party DRM of any sort, together with Denuvo.
As for Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, it’s set to launch February 11, 2025. Check out IGN’s Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 – The First Preview for extra.
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