Denuvo Releases Ebook About the Dangers of Game Emulation

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Denuvo anti-tamper technology is one of the most infamous contemporary DRM solutions on the market, and the company behind it, Irdeto, has just released a new ebook discussing its importance in the gaming industry. Denuvo has been related to a whole slew of controversies surrounding its implementation and its effects on game performance, but its prevalence cannot be denied.

Following its proliferation on PC over the past couple of years, Denuvo has now set its sights on the Nintendo Switch and the fact that it's possible to emulate the console's entire library of games. This is somewhat unprecedented due to the fact that, historically, emulation hasn't been an option for still-relevant and current devices, and it's not a big surprise to see the Denuvo team focusing on this particular practice.

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The ebook from Irdeto, titled The Threats of Game Emulation to Developers: Are you worried enough?, makes a striking number of claims in its 10 pages' worth of content. While there are some broad strokes included, it mainly focuses on Nintendo Switch, explaining how modern emulation is a lucrative industry that inevitably leads to piracy and fewer game sales for the developer. Though the relationship between Denuvo and game piracy is rather complex, the featured white paper claims that emulation «poses an economic threat» to game developers, ruins their brand reputation, and violates their IP rights. Denuvo anti-tamper technology is the only real solution to the problem, claims the ebook.

Notably, Denuvo still maintains the same stance it voiced when issuing its official response to 2017's Resident Evil 7 crack, as the DRM's goal isn't