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Denuvo will lock you out of games on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck if you keep changing Proton versions
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this post was submitted on 15 May 2025
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You should keep following your principles, but that's not the reason it's working. The amount of gamers that even know about Denuvo is tiny, and those who care enough to not buy a game because of that is an even smaller fraction of that small number.
The reason is simply because Denuvo is expensive and a recurring cost. Once a developer removes it, they no longer need to pay for it.
I don't think that's true about denuvo specifically. I've known some pretty big "normies" for lack of a better term that knoe denuvo makes games run worse.
Lmao imagine paying a monthly fee for software that ruins the game you made... Wtf