Dishonored 2 Is Using Denuvo Anti Tamper DRM

Steel yourself for some feather ruffling because Bethesda has updated the Steam store page for Dishonored 2 to highlight the upcoming stealth-em-up will be burdened with the dreaded Denuvo anti-tamper DRM. You know, the infamous DRM which developers have said can affect performance but has already been busted wide open by crackers. So, er, not really seeing the benefit of this situation here. As per usual with Denuvo Antitamper, you will be restricted to activating Dishonored 2 on a maximum of five different PCs with a 24 hour period. Denuvo has built up quite a reputation for itself over the years. Not only for being extremely effective but also due its purported impact on game performance and the requirement of an internet connection. Should the Denuvo servers ever close down for whatever reason, you would lose access to the games you have bought. Over the last three or four months Denuvo has been cracked successfully for the first time however, so it was presumed it would be falling out of favour with the big name AAA publishers. Bethesda’s taken a very different approach to that taken by Shadow Warrior 2 developer Flying Wild Hog, who said last month “Denuvo means we would have to spend money for making a worse version for our legit customers. We don’t support piracy, but currently there isn’t a good way to stop it without hurting our customers.” Dishonored 2 is out this very Friday, November 11th, for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Due to Bethesda’s new fangled review code restrictions, don’t expecting many reviews to crop up before next week. Fortunately it does look awesome, so there probably isn’t a great deal to worry about on this front.