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Denuvo will lock you out of games on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck if you keep changing Proton versions (www.gamingonlinux.com)
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Denuvo strikes again!

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[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 3 points 9 months ago

I would have thought it would be a client side patch rather than server side, but surely it's a case of taking whatever Proton is changing out of the machine "fingerprint" when generating it on a Steam Deck. There's plenty of other things they can use to identify a machine.

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