I bought myself a reminder on why #DRM, and especially #Denuvo, should be avoided at all costs for being actively anti-consumer.
Like I know this, I already avoid being locked with music, ebooks, and software. I wanted to make an exception, but #enshittification caught up to me.
Fuck DRM.
I bought #MonsterHunterWilds to play on #linux today.
The #gamingonlinux support is not quite there yet and the game crashes ~every hour. Not great, but not terrible.
Unfortunately for me, after my 5th crash and reboot, I'm greeted with an error: the game uses #Denuvo #DRM, which limits me to 5 installations on a new computer every 24 hour period.
Looks like the Denuvo DRM considers every run of my game as a separate installation, so I LITERALLY can't use the game I bought today anymore.
#Denuvo Protection Now So Effective, Developers Can't Launch Own Games
https://isglitch.com/article/20241025-denuvo-protection-now
So, the poorly optimized Dragon's Dogma 2 not only comes with DENUVO Anti-Tamper 5, but also a plethora of microtransactions - as a single-player game. Let that sink in, and maybe consider voting with your money instead of succumbing to the hype.
Wii U emulator #Cemu goes open-source! A new #Linux #gaming handheld based on the ODROID-N2+, Valve has an abundance of Steam Decks, #Denuvo wants to crack down on Switch emulation, and a new Steam Mobile App that kinda works... sometimes.
https://linuxgamecast.com/2022/08/linux-game-cast-523-wiggle-wolf/
Microsoft brings #DX12 to #Linux, Serious Sam 4 pulls the penguin, EA open-sources Command & Conquer, and #Denuvo Anti-Cheat promises to be Linux compatible going forward.
Show notes & podcast: https://bit.ly/LGCWEP405
