In response to the current impact of pirated games, Nintendo hopes to cooperate withDenuvo, a tamper-resistant software suite from cybersecurity firm Irdetosolve such problems.
Although Nintendo is actively combating piracy, there are still many Nintendo Switch game cards promoted by developers and publishers that have been pirated and sold illegally by disguising original cards, or through software simulation. Play on PC, Steam Deck, and Android phones.
Therefore, Nintendo chose to cooperate with Irdeto, hoping that through its anti-tampering software suite Denuvo related technology, game developers can use this technology in the production process to prevent game content from being stolen or illegally diverted in the form of intermediary software.
However, according to previous opinions and criticisms, the game content protected by Denuvo software may cause a decrease in game execution efficiency, and even cause many developers to finally choose to remove Denuvo software content so that the game can run with normal performance. operate. On the other hand, even though Denuvo software advertises that it has protected more than 1,000 games from being stolen, there are still many games such as “Middle-earth: Shadow of War” that are still cracked in a short period of time under the protection of Denuvo software. protection mechanism.
However, Nintendo and Irdeto have cooperated with Denuvo software to improve the problem of Nintendo Switch game piracy. Overall, it is still beneficial to developers, but it is not sure whether the use of Denuvo software will be absorbed by Nintendo or indirectly passed on to developers. The final price of the game may increase?
