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Denuvo, probably the most notorious copy-protection scheme ever
shipping in a PC game, can now be cracked in about 40 days from a new
game release <https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/denuvo-properly-cracked-in-resident-evil-requiem-bypasses-become-plug-and-play-cracked-version-runs-faster-smoother-and-uses-way-less-vram-and-ram>.
Note this is a complete removal of all the copy-protection code in the
game, not just bypassing it using the “HV” (Hypervisor) hack.

No doubt the company behind it (Irdeto) will bring out a new, even
more tightly locked down version, but look at the overheads exposed by stripping the copy-protection code:

The cracked _Requiem_ predictably runs faster, smoother, and uses
far fewer resources than the HV version, and presumably by
extension, than the full paid-for release. One point does not a
dataset make, but ChillyWillMD ran a quick comparison between the
two versions, and the cracked one delivers roughly 5% better FPS,
a shocking 1.5 to 2 GB drop in VRAM, and sometimes close to 1 GB
drop in system memory usage.

Our trusty eyeballs also say that the CPU spike and frametime
graph is slightly improved on the cracked version, with fewer CPU
usage spikes and sometimes lower frametimes — both exceedingly
important for a feeling of gameplay smoothness.

Legitimate users are paying good money for an inferior product
compared to the one the pirates get for free?!? Say it ain’t so!
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