I just created the account to say thanks for removing Denuvo. I followed the developement of this game, and initially I had no plans of buying it soon, but after reading a new aboit it, I'll surely support you. Thanks!

The main thread got locked - but I just came to share Ars Technica is running an article on the removal.

The comments section is full of "I'm going to buy this now just to show my support for the devs for this decision (removal)."

So positive press brings sales too =D    Keep up the good work guys and keep on keeping my trust.

How to make something look good 101: make it worse and then bring it back how it was.

I suspect the Denuvo was Sega's idea since several games they publish all have Denuvo in them despite it being one of the most hated DRM programs and for good reason. Hopefully this starts a trend of them not putting Denuvo in everything anymore and removing it in older games, one can dream at least.

It's worth noting that there are some folks who will NOT buy this unless you remove the Denuvo reference on the Steam page. O just checked and it's still there. At this point, you're just self-harming every day it is there.

To anyone who was worried about the information on the Steam store page - thank you for your patience, it is up to date now!

Matcha wrote:

The main thread got locked - but I just came to share Ars Technica is running an article on the removal.

The comments section is full of "I'm going to buy this now just to show my support for the devs for this decision (removal)."

I don't want to be the guy saying, "I told you so" but ... I told you so:

Khaar wrote:

This could be a smart move causing a lot of positive PR!

There is also already an artice on PCGamesN: Humankind devs remove Denuvo anti-piracy software after performance hit

And I'm sure much more will follow!

SpikedWallMan wrote:

I like how these news outlets are acting like the only reason people oppose Denuvo is performance issues.  Performance issues are only part of the problem - the other parts of the problem being eventual lockouts when the Denuvo servers close, possible problems with offline play, potential issues with modding, hassling your customers while the pirates get a better version of the game, etc, etc.  But hey, at least there is a measurable number of people out there who say that they're preordering because of the anti-DRM stance that Amplitude took here.  Very happy to see that happening.

Well, in fairness to the media covering the story, performance is also the only reason that Amplitude gave for removing Denuvo. They also don't seem to care about the other problems, unfortunately.

Considering what Denuvo's current dislike is from Resident Evil Village having a severe performance hit dur to Denuvo proved to be true, right now thats the big news article. The other stupid mess the DRM system gives isnt as important right now to users/players and media.

TheLoneWildWolf wrote:
Resident Evil Village having a severe performance hit dur to Denuvo proved to be true,

How could they be proved to be true, if performance hiccups were fixed, yet Denuvo is still there? It was clearly Capcom's own DRM at fault.

Sublustris wrote:

TheLoneWildWolf wrote:
Resident Evil Village having a severe performance hit dur to Denuvo proved to be true,

How could they be proved to be true, if performance hiccups were fixed, yet Denuvo is still there? It was clearly Capcom's own DRM at fault.

Or Campcom's implementation of Denuvo, or the way that the two DRM systems interacted. We don't know and they aren't likely to tell us.

Just wanted to add my 2-cents as well, and say: Thank you, Amplitude!

Due to the removal of Denuvo, I have pre-ordered Humankind, which was the only game I really wanted to play this summer, and one I was going to hard-pass on account of the DRM.

SpikedWallMan wrote:
The notion that cheap games don't get pirated is not true.

Don't deal in absolutes, notion is that expensive games are more prone to be pirated. It can be cracked day one, it can be cracked in 180 days, but a person that wants to play now will be more inclined to pirate then wait who knows how long for 30-50% discount to reach price he can afford or seems acceptable to him.