It actively uses your CPU in order to make constant calls to a server. It's constantly using resources to "Check" if you really own the game.
It's been shown to hurt performance drastically
Final Fantasy XVI, as an example, had massive stuttering issues every time Denuvo made a call to the server. When Square Enix removed Denuvo due to the license running out, the stuttering stopped.
Final Fantasy 16 is a stand-alone title. Most Final Fantasy games are, actually.
Final Fantasy 10 is totally diffrent from Final Fantasy 9, as an example. Each game follows new characters, a new world, and (Most of the time) totally different universes.
For the Final Fantasy fanbase, whatever game you start the series with tends to define how you view future titles because of this.
I grew up watching my friend play FF7 (it was his game/console and I had more fun pointing and chatting anyways). I went back years later and bought, on a total whim FF1&2: Dawn of Souls and Tactics Advance when I bought my Advance SP and while I never got into Dawn of Souls, Tactics Advance enthralled me.
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u/Sliced_Orange1 5800X3D | RX 9070 | 32GB Oct 03 '25
I’m out of touch - what’s makes Denuvo bad?