Denuvo Launches First Nintendo Switch Anti-Piracy Software
A brand new anti-piracy software, Denuvo by Irdeto, has officially been released. It is described as a “revolutionary technology meant to protect games launching on the Nintendo Switch from piracy,” which will make it so that anyone who wishes to play a Nintendo Switch game on PC will have to buy a legitimate copy first, protecting the PC.
What Does This All Mean?
Developed by the global leader in security solutions for video games on desktop, console, and mobile platforms, the announcement comes off the crux of addressing the piracy issues that have affected Nintendo consoles for years, including the Switch.
Irdeto claims that Nintendo Switch titles could previously be emulated on day one and played on PC by bypassing any protections offered on the PC version of the game. The company hopes that by preventing piracy on Switch consoles as well as blocking unauthorized emulations on PC, studios will be encouraged be able to increase their revenue during the game’s launch through greater advertisement
By making that anyone who wishes to play the game first has to buy a legitimate copy, instances of piracy will reportedly decline.
“We at Denuvo understand that piracy negatively affects the gaming industry and are working with the industry parties to ensure they have the latest protection technologies available for them,” Blaukovitsch said.
Recent research by Irdeto’s found that 84% of game developers continuously have tampering and piracy concerns on their minds. Additionally, it found that 93% of individuals using anti-cheat and anti-tamper solutions are satisfied with the protection and value brought by game protection technologies.
“We at Denuvo understand that piracy negatively affects the gaming industry and are working with the industry parties to ensure they have the latest protection technologies available for them,” he said.
“Our team is excited to provide a solution that helps the developers and publishers to help fight the issue of Nintendo Switch piracy.”
Denuvo currently has over 2 billion unique game installations protected across all platforms and over 1,000 games secured, according to their press release.
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