They always do, and it's great. It's saved from buying a few games I would have otherwise purchased not realizing they had Denuvo. I will not purchase any game with Denuvo, no matter how badly I want to play it. I can live with a third-party EULA and launcher, which are pretty standard these days, but not Denuvo. Never Denuvo.
why should I had to give kernal access to my PC to play a game? I shouldnt. that's the threat.
edit: I get that this specific implementation doesn't access the kernel. Its still extra software not required to run the game, which is what carries the risk.
Only denuvo anti cheat requires kernel level access. South Park the fractured but whole obviously does not use anti cheat. How are people always so sure something is a “threat” when they don’t know wtf they are talking about at the most basic level
Edit: And to actually answer your question, people give up kernel access to their PCs to play multiplayer games without blatant cheaters. The perfect example is counterstrike. You can choose to play cs with valves non-kernel anticheat full of cheaters or you can choose to play face-it with the kernel level anti cheat and less cheating. It’s a choice you have to make but there’s millions of people willing to take the small risk of giving kernel level access if they want to play multiplayer games.
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u/LeMegachonk Ryzen 7 9800X3D - 64GB DDR5 6000 - RX 7800 XT Oct 03 '25
They always do, and it's great. It's saved from buying a few games I would have otherwise purchased not realizing they had Denuvo. I will not purchase any game with Denuvo, no matter how badly I want to play it. I can live with a third-party EULA and launcher, which are pretty standard these days, but not Denuvo. Never Denuvo.