- Crimson Desert Steam page was recently updated to add Denuvo just before launch.
- This led to a massive backlash as the players were concerned about the performance.
- The developers claim that the DRM won’t have any effect on the performance.
Crimson Desert recently found itself bundled in somewhat of a controversy as Denuvo was added to its official Steam page. This led to an uproar among the players, who became concerned about the performance due to the addition of DRM.
However, Crimson Desert developers have claimed that Denuvo was a part of the game for a very long time. All recent performance analyses were with protection, and it won’t affect performance and optimization at all.
Why it matters: Denuvo is known to create a lot of performance issues, especially with lower to mid-range hardware, and games that are CPU-bound; however, the studio claims that it won’t be the case.
Journalist Paul Tassi revealed that he talked to Peal Abyss about the Denuvo controversy, and the studio claimed that it won’t have any effect on the performance. It will run as well as we’ve seen from the recent tests.
All the benchmarks and performance videos we’ve seen have had the DRM implemented, and are the same as the launch build. Even Digital Foundry’s breakdown used the same version, so it shouldn’t be a problem.
This is great to know as the game received heavy criticism, with some even threatening to cancel their pre-orders. However, players are still angry that the Steam page was updated so late, as it feels like cheating.
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