Game developers and publishers can now access the video game protection software in the middleware section of the Nintendo Developers Portal.

And here we go. Expect your C-tier AAA games to have Denuvo on Switch, stopping players from emulating it.

    • Sentinian@lemmy.oneEnglish
      13·
      1 year ago

      I will say this post isn’t completely true. Denuvo (on pc) requires online checks but from what I’ve experienced it’s typically every 2-4 weeks. I’ve played persona 4 and 5 on my steam deck without internet just fine.

      Edit: Of course this could change for switch. It would be backwards as fuck, but I suppose it is possible

    • Bobby Turkalino@lemmy.yachtsEnglish
      10·
      1 year ago

      even when I’m home, my switch is in airplane mode unless I’m actively playing online. it’s crazy how often some games try to phone home, never realized until I got into this habit and started seeing the “please turn off airplane mode” popup