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Denuvo security is now on Switch, including new tech to block PC Switch emulation (www.videogameschronicle.com)
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The first of the tools Denuvo is offering to Switch developers is Nintendo Switch Emulator Protection, a “revolutionary technology to protect games launching on Nintendo Switch from piracy”.

According to Denuvo, the new tech can be applied to Switch games to block the ability to play them on PC emulators.

“Even if a game is protected against piracy on its PC version, the version released on Nintendo Switch can be emulated from day one and played on PC, therefore bypassing the strong protections offered on the PC version,” the company says. “This can happen with any of the numerous games available on Nintendo Switch.

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[-] 30021190@lemmy.cloud.aboutcher.co.uk 44 points 1 year ago

Surely a 1:1 emulator would just run DRM as expected and it would never know... Feels like it may stop day1 piracy via emulators but anything beyond I'm sure would be patched.

[-] UrLogicFails@beehaw.org 7 points 1 year ago

Honestly, I'm not sure. I don't have a lot of experience with PC gaming (or its related piracy), but there seems to be a lot of drama in the pirate community due to the difficulty in bypassing Denuvo.

In this particular case, a good Switch emulator may be enough to bypass it; but my guess is it'll be more complicated and resource taxing on the Switch than a simple hardware check.

[-] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 37 points 1 year ago

IMO the worst part about Denuvo is that it just ruins any game they add it to by being a massive resource hog.

[-] NightOwl@lemmy.one 12 points 1 year ago

Yeah, and switch sometimes stutter too already without Denuvo. Games are already being pushed to their limit on the switch just trying to hit 30 fps whole not even targeting 1080p in the more heavy games.

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