Denuvo, the Bane of Existence
Anti-Cheat as DRM
Firstly, I'd like to say, as "Anti-Cheat", this is way overkill for a game. Basically running a full scale hardware signature check and computational algorithm on remote servers that may in the future not even exist, in order to "play a game", is once again another avenue I have with the potential for Stop-Killing-Games issues.
It doubles as both "Anti-Cheat", which is a horrible thing as it is these days, and a "DRM" both, while using online resources to handle the DRM aspect and license check/affirmation.
The Problems
As a Linux user, changing Proton versions just to make sure a game runs, also kills this system as well. If I have to change Proton versions to get a game to run, or get it running again, and then be denied because of that, that's not fair to anyone.
My Views and Suggestions
It's my personal position that, when I'm looking at games I'm planning to get, if I see the Denuvo warning label on it, anywhere, that game is immediately discarded and if wishlisted, removed from my wishlist. I will not support Denuvo products, which granted are mostly supported by game publishers I already am actively boycotting such as Electronic Arts and Ubisoft, but there's some I'm not yet boycotting that are starting to become a growing concern, SEGA and Capcom.
I have always been a games collector for as long as I've lived. I'll run games under emulators for games as far back as the NES, SNES, and as modern and current as the Nintendo Switch, for games I actually own. I've re-bought games that have been on former consoles and updated and provided ported or even remastered on newer platforms like Steam and GOG, for games that I really really enjoyed and want to enjoy again.
Things like Denuvo, and especially things like Denuvo trying to go after people specifically making a mockery of them by breaking their systems and removing Denuvo such as the recent Denuvo Lawsuit, whom don't even own the copyright on the titles, just the DRM mechanism itself, and they don't even technically know the identity of the person(s) they are trying to go after.
You can find some more viewpoints as well, and details on Denuvo from the following links:
Kudos to some developers!
Something I'd noticed is many games started to use Denuvo from even major publishers/developers like Square Enix and Capcom, but a lot of these games have been pulling away from Denuvo in recent times, and I'm all for them pulling away.
Most especially in single-player games, Denuvo doesn't make beans worth of sense to have in the majority of logic. If you see games that use Denuvo, I want you to reach out to their development and publisher if they differ, and complain to them about it. The more we do so, the more we'll be heard about this.