Resident Evil Village Update Removes Denuvo DRM

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Capcom has removed Denuvo anti-tamper DRM from Resident Evil Village in its most recent update. The PC version of Resident Evil Village has long been known to suffer performance issues compared to its console brethren, and it has been proven to be caused by Denuvo.

A report from the Dark Side of Gaming confirmed Denuvo's removal from RE Village both in the game as well as its Steam storefront. With the game's initial release back in May of 2021, that's almost two years of Denuvo protection. Thanks to the big Crytek leak a few years ago, we know that Denuvo charges its customers based on how long the software remains in-game, with the largest expense being incurred in the first six months. Some games remove Denuvo in the first few weeks, while others--such as Resident Evil 2, 3, Devil May Cry 5, and Monster Hunter World--will keep Denuvo for several years.

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And that's despite Denuvo having long been proven to cause performance issues on PC. Just months after the game's release date, a cracked version of Resident Evil Village seemingly eliminated the game's performance issues, proving that it was Denuvo causing undue stuttering and dropped frames. Capcom's said at the time it was "looking into the reported PC performance issues," and yet Denuvo remained present for nearly two years despite undeniable proof that it worsened the Village experience.

Denuvo has long been known to cause issues in PC games. A report from over four years ago proved that Denuvo will always cause a reduction of overall framerate, and can sometimes cause even worse performance issues like the stuttering animations found in Resident Evil Village. This has led to widespread revulsion