Denuvo has been removed from Final Fantasy XVI
Denuvo’s controversial anti-tamper technology has been removed from Final Fantasy XVI
Square Enix has released patch 1.03 for Final Fantasy XVI, bringing new fixes to the game while also removing Denuvo from its PC version. While this change has not been documented, it can be clearly seen on SteamDB, as the game’s exe file is not over 250 MB smaller.
The PC version of Final Fantasy XVI has been available for less than six months. This makes Denuvo’s removal from this game a fast removal. Typically, Denuvo is removed from games further away from their launch. That said, a recent study has revealed that developers lost no revenue if a game is cracked 12 weeks after launch, implying that Denuvo isn’t beneficial to game developers or publishers shortly after launch. With this in mind, It could be argued that Denuvo should be removed from all games three months after launch.
Why do PC gamers hate Denuvo?
Denuvo is a controversial anti-tamper technology that is designed to prevent the piracy of PC games. While preventing piracy is a positive thing for developers, Denuvo’s technology has been found to negatively affect the performance of games. Additionally, it also interferes with the modding of many games, another factor that makes the technology unpopular. Most conversations about Denuvo online involve PC gamers expressing their dislike of the anti-tamper technology. With this in mind, we can see why removing Denuvo’s tech from games is seen as a popular move.
Last year, Denuvo was removed from several high-profile games, including Ghostwire Tokyo and The Callisto Protocol.
Has removing Denuvo boosted the PC performance of Final Fantasy XVI?
So far, there have been no reports of notable performance gains as a result of the game’s Denuvo removing update. Sadly, we do not have pre-patch performance data for this game, which prevents us from doing comparative testing.
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