simple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoSquare Enix has removed Denuvo from Octopath Traveler 2www.dsogaming.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1156
arrow-up1156external-linkSquare Enix has removed Denuvo from Octopath Traveler 2www.dsogaming.comsimple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareIBNobody@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·edit-211 months agoPart of me thinks that it’s not a consumer facing choice but one of cost savings. I bet they have to pay a licensing fee to continue using Denuvo.
minus-squarekostel_thecreed@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·11 months agoYeah they do. It’s quite pricy iirc.
minus-squarevisor841@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·11 months agoI think that’s exactly right. I think there is a one-time cost they could pay, but it’s a lot more, so they just didn’t bother.
minus-squarelorty@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoAnd since the objective is to “protect” release sales, taking it out a few months later makes sense.
minus-squareHaru@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoHas to be. There’s always going to be a point in a games post-release lifecycle where the cost is just not worth it anymore. Shame these decisions always seem to be based on cost and not what’s right for the consumer.
Part of me thinks that it’s not a consumer facing choice but one of cost savings. I bet they have to pay a licensing fee to continue using Denuvo.
Yeah they do. It’s quite pricy iirc.
I think that’s exactly right. I think there is a one-time cost they could pay, but it’s a lot more, so they just didn’t bother.
And since the objective is to “protect” release sales, taking it out a few months later makes sense.
Has to be. There’s always going to be a point in a games post-release lifecycle where the cost is just not worth it anymore. Shame these decisions always seem to be based on cost and not what’s right for the consumer.