Denuvo Aims to Clear Its Name: Debunking Performance Impact of DRM

Denuvo, the controversial anti-tamper DRM software, wants to prove to PC gamers that its implementation does not negatively impact game performance. In an interview, Steeve Huin, COO of Videogames at Irdeto (the company that acquired Denuvo), defended the software and announced plans to allow select outlets to independently test game versions with and without Denuvo. Huin hopes that these benchmarks will convince gamers that Denuvo is not a performance issue. While Huin admitted that Denuvo may slightly affect performance by less than one percent, he clarified that this was in reference to the anti-cheat software, which is separate from the anti-tamper DRM. Denuvo plans to focus more on anti-cheating technologies in the future.