Denuvo DRM removed from Resident Evil Village

DRM is the bane of many PC players, with Denuvo being the most famous (or infamous). While almost all games with DRM eventually get cracked by fans, developers have begun taking it into their own hands, patching the DRM after launch. Capcom is one such company to do so, with the latest game seeing its DRM removed being Resident Evil Village.

As reported by DSOGaming, Capcom has finally removed Denuvo’s DRM from 2021’s Resident Evil Village. This has been noted within the game’s official Steam store page meaning its removal is seemingly fully intentional.

For the uninitiated, major video game releases are typically front loaded sales-wise, with a large portion of the game’s revenue being amassed from pre-orders and day-one sales. Furthermore, the Denuvo DRM software has historically been the cause of many issues, both performance and graphics related and its removal only serves to benefit the gaming experience overall.

With such negativity surrounding the DRM, it is surprising to see so many developers and publishers using the service, especially as it is not cheap to implement – costing over £100,000.

Whatever the reason may be, it is good to see Denuvo removed from Resident Evil Village – especially as the game was reported to suffer from performance issues directy as a consequence of its implementation.

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