{"id":406383,"date":"2023-09-18T10:09:23","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T15:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/?p=406383"},"modified":"2023-09-18T10:09:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T15:09:55","slug":"payday-3-axes-denuvo-ahead-of-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/payday-3-axes-denuvo-ahead-of-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Payday 3 axes Denuvo ahead of launch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The first-person shooter <em>Payday 3<\/em> is set to hit stores on September 21, with Early Access opening on September 18. Steam&#8217;s storefront revealed that the game will feature Denuvo, which is an anti-tampering software meant to curb piracy. This caused some upset among fans, as the software has a bad reputation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hello heisters,<br><br>We want to inform you that Denuvo is no longer in PAYDAY 3.<br><br>We look forward to seeing you in New York City!<br><br>Happy heisting! \ud83d\udc4a\ud83d\ude0e <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/729ezTJm6K\">pic.twitter.com\/729ezTJm6K<\/a><\/p>&mdash; PAYDAY 3 (@PAYDAYGame) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PAYDAYGame\/status\/1702754869323374747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Players won&#8217;t have to worry about it anymore, as developers have confirmed that <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/all-playable-characters-in-payday-3-all-heisters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Payday 3<\/a><\/em> no longer has Denuvo. No explanation is given for the sudden change, though nobody&#8217;s complaining. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/denuvo-logo.jpg?w=640&#038;resize=640%2C360\" alt=\"Denuvo logo.\" class=\"wp-image-406386\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image via Irdeto.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-the-denuvo-dilemma\">The Denuvo Dilemma<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Developers use Denuvo to limit piracy. With Denuvo, cracking the game and redistributing it becomes harder. This is important during a game&#8217;s launch period where it will make a good percentage of its total sales. Eventually, pirates tend to crack a game, but the idea is that by delaying this, developers can maximize sales while interest is high.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The anti-tamper software usually isn&#8217;t well-received by players, as it has been blamed for the poor performance of some games, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/tekken-8-wont-have-denuvo-according-to-katsuhiro-harada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Tekken 7 <\/em>on PC<\/a>. Denuvo has denied these claims, though there are other reasons why the software is loathed. It can also leave some games unplayable, which happened in 2021 when domain issues left <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/a-great-day-for-drm-as-denuvo-lapse-renders-tons-of-games-temporarily-unplayable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">games such as <em>Guardians of the Galaxy<\/em> unable to launch<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Denuvo removed, <em>Payday 3<\/em> looks geared for a successful release. It currently sits at <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/charts\/topselling\/global\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">number 3 on Steam&#8217;s top 100 chart<\/a>, sitting behind <em>Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A crowd-pleasing choice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":855,"featured_media":406389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"article_type":"","ub_ctt_via":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[19122,478,19264,19112,19116,3669,21827],"internal-label":[22872],"invoiceable_action":[],"article_type":[23116],"coauthors":[{"id":855,"display_name":"Smangaliso Simelane","user_nicename":"smangaliso-simelane"}],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/masks-payday-3.jpg?fit=1200%2C675","author_info":{"display_name":"Smangaliso Simelane","author_link":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/author\/smangaliso-simelane\/"},"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/masks-payday-3.jpg?fit=1200%2C675","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406383"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/855"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=406383"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":406402,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406383\/revisions\/406402"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/406389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=406383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=406383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=406383"},{"taxonomy":"internal-label","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-label?post=406383"},{"taxonomy":"invoiceable_action","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/invoiceable_action?post=406383"},{"taxonomy":"article_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_type?post=406383"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=406383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}