It's safe to assume that not many gamers are keen on DRM anti-tamper software, especially when it comes to Denuvo. Although brand-new AAA games like Back 4 Blood are still having Denuvo installed, it's often a bit of a thorn in the community's side. Having said that, sometimes studios will remove it after the fact, either to appease the fan base, or for some other reason. With that, it looks as though Crytek has gone ahead and got rid of Denuvo from last year's remaster of the original Crysis game.

According to a recent report, the studio behind 2020's Crysis Remastered has seen it fit to remove the controversial anti-tamper tech. While the Steam version of the game allegedly did not come with DRM to begin with, it existed in other versions of it, and while it's taken Crytek just over a year to finally take it out, fans of the remaster will likely be pleased about the news. It's worth saying at this stage that this is in reference to the remaster of the original 2007 Crysis game and not the remastered trilogy that came out last week.

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It seems as though more and more studios and publishers are looking to remove Denuvo from its products. Just recently, it was announced that the latest Tomb Raider titles would have DRM removed, as well as having some updates which will make them compatible with Nvidia's DLSS software. Again, it's unknown why companies are now starting to have anti-tamper software taken out of their games, outside of it being very unpopular with fans. Other games that have removed DRM include Resident Evil 3 and the reboot of Prey.

Prophet Crysis Remastered Trilogy Cover

For those who are unaware, the likes of Denuvo are considered quite controversial, partly because of the drag affect they supposedly have on game performance. Not long ago, Deathloop's PC stuttering issues were put down to the game having Denuvo, to such an extent that players began review-bombing the title on Steam until the developer came and patched it out. Although it was later revealed that DRM was not responsible for the stuttering issues, Denuvo is generally known for being a burden on frame rates.

Although Crytek allegedly spent a lot on Denuvo, the fact that its now seen it fit to remove it completely will be good news for fans. It also means that the studio is one of many that appear to be starting up a trend of removing Denuvo, which can't be a bad thing given how unpopular it is overall.

The Crysis Remastered Trilogy is out now for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

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Source: DSO Gaming