“Denuvo, a leader in video game protection, offers its Anti-Cheat solution through this program to publishers and developers whose games are available on PlayStation 5,” says the statement. Denuvo argues that its tools will allow developers to protect their investments, when “approximately 70% of their revenue is earned in the first two weeks after the launch of a game”. Many developers are at risk of losing their player base if a game is invaded by cheaters.Irdeto said that Denuvo’s technology allows developers to “ensure online gameplay and also safely reward offline progress”, and mentioned that it was already being used in several PlayStation 5 launch games (although it is unclear which ones). The company reiterated that its technology “has no negative impact on game performance” and noted that it protected “more than 2 billion exclusive gaming installations” across all gaming platforms.
Denuvo has been controversial in the gaming community previously. Id Software recently added and then removed Denuvo Anti-Cheat from Doom Eternal, following the reaction of online players. Denuvo Anti-Tamper, a separate anti-piracy tool, has more often been a cause for concern, with developers and players citing performance issues.
In other PS5 news, here’s our coverage of the console’s first 100 days of release. Internal storage updates will be enabled for the console via a firmware patch later this year.
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