Square Enix has removed Denuvo from Octopath Traveler 2

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• IBNobody@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  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 Deneuvo.

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  • kostel_thecreed@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Yeah they do. It’s quite pricy iirc.

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  • visor841@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    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.

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  • helloharu@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    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.

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