Well well well, look what we’ve got here. It appears that Square Enix has just removed the Denuvo anti-tamper tech from Forspoken. As such, those that boycotted the game can now purchase it. That is of course if anyone is still interested in this title.
Forspoken came out in January 2023 and had numerous stuttering issues, especially on PC systems with 16GB of RAM. As such, it will be interesting to see whether this Denuvo-free version runs better on older PC systems. So, I may test this version on our Intel Core i9 9900K system. That’s not a promise though as we’re currently busy with other upcoming PC games.
It’s also worth noting that Square Enix has improved the game’s performance since January. For instance, its March Update improved performance by 15%. Not only that, but Square Enix has improved the game’s ambient occlusion effects.
Technically speaking, Forspoken is currently in a better state than its launch version. So we can at least congratulate SE for not completely abandoning it. It’s funny really because Square Enix had previously dropped the ball with the PC version of NieR Automata. And NieR Automata is undoubtedly a better game than Forspoken.
Now while the Steam store page still lists Denuvo, we can clearly see that the publisher has removed it. My guess is that SE will update the Steam store page later this week.
Anyway, we’re not really surprised by the removal of the Denuvo anti-tamper tech from Forspoken. After all, the game flopped so SE is most likely doing its best to boost its sales. Let’s also not forget that Square Enix has removed it from numerous of its games. For example, The Diofield Chronicle, VALKYRIE ELYSIUM and TRIANGLE STRATEGY launched with Denuvo but no longer have it.
Stay tuned for more!
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”
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