The stupid part is it doesnt even work. Denuvo games are cracked just like any other. Pretty sure Hogwarts legacy was cracked day 1 as a fuck you to jk Rowling.

Sometimes i pirate games I’ve bought so I don’t have to deal with this nonsense. Like titanfall.

Right? In the past we got software for free when we let companies use our data. Now they want to take our money too.

Yeah I don't remember the last time I pirated a game but Denuvo just gives me an ick and I'd rather not.

I actually doubt it’s an easy fix. The issue is that each version of proton looks like a different machine. So when Denuvo only allows you to boot on [x] machines in [y] days, it’s easy to get locked out of a game simply because it looks like you booted it on a bunch of different machines.

Some of the game streaming services have this same issue. Nvidia has that thing where you can boot it on Nvidia’s servers, then stream it. But the issue is that when you boot it, you don’t get the same server each time. So if you’re playing a game that is prone to crashing, you can easily eat through your [x] machines count quickly. Not because you were playing it on different machines, but because it was booted on a different server each time you launched it.

How do I know which do? (Genuine question.)

It's s actually working

You should keep following your principles, but that's not the reason it's working. The amount of gamers that even know about Denuvo is tiny, and those who care enough to not buy a game because of that is an even smaller fraction of that small number.

The reason is simply because Denuvo is expensive and a recurring cost. Once a developer removes it, they no longer need to pay for it.

Pirates never had Sony install a rootkit on their computer. Paying customers did, though.

Same with modern streaming services, you get awful resolutions on linux without them even telling you when you are a paying customer.

But the pirates get the full quality version no issue.

If you are paying for a game with Denuvo then you are paying for Denuvo. Don't buy games with invasive software in them you don't want invasive software 🤷‍♀️ Sure, complain to the developer and the publisher, but you give them the money to waste on Denuvo if you buy the game