Denuvo by Irdeto, the anti-piracy tool which has a bad reputation among gamers, is now available for third party Nintendo Switch developers to purchase and use. This means that any game which has the tech pre-installed won’t be available to play on PC via emulation, which is a way for gamers to experience the games with higher spec such as improved frame rates and resolution. Denuvo does not have the best reputation as the technology can sometimes hamper the performance of a game. You may remember that Katsuhiro Harada, the acclaimed producer behind the Tekken series, blamed Denuvo for the poor performance of the PC port of Tekken 7. He has even had to take to social media to reassure fans that Denuvo won’t be present in Tekken 8, which is due next year. Denuvo by Irdeto is now available on the Nintendo Developer Portal.
“The Nintendo Developer Portal offers documentation, tools and other useful materials for the development of software for Nintendo consoles. Denuvo is the first security partner added to the portal, where developers are now able to access the Nintendo Switch Emulator Protection, a revolutionary technology to protect games launching on Nintendo Switch from piracy.
Even if a game is protected against piracy on its PC version, the version released on Nintendo Switch can be emulated from day one and played on PC, therefore bypassing the strong protections offered on the PC version. This can happen with any of the numerous games available on Nintendo Switch.
By blocking unauthorized emulations on PC, studios are able to increase their revenue during the game launch window, which is the most important period for monetization. The Nintendo Switch Emulator Protection will ensure that anyone wishing to play the game has to buy a legitimate copy. As with all other Denuvo solutions, the technology integrates seamlessly into the build toolchain with no impact on the gaming experience. It then allows for the insertion of checks into the code, which blocks gameplay on emulators.”
“As gamers, we know first-hand how piracy negatively affects the gaming industry. We’re thrilled to be part of the Nintendo Developers Portal, so that we can provide the latest technologies to help fight this issue for Nintendo Switch players and developers. We witness an increasing need to protect against emulation on PC from game launch, our solution is a must have for publishers to monetize the games fairly on this platform and also not impact PC game sales.”
Doug Lowther, CEO of Irdeto.
5 fps Nintendo games are coming 👅
With how dedicated the Switch hacking community is, all this tells me is that the community will learn how to crack open Denuvo locked games even faster. Breaking open Denuvo sooner is better for the consumer, so I see this as an absolute win
The company doesn’t have much good quality and good reputation during their recent years. I believe this might work out well on Nintendo Switch.
I will boycott every company that use this trash on any switch game.
Here’s abit of a thought…even the games you’ve already paid for I bet they could easily patch this kind of thing into.