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[-] ceenote@lemmy.world 103 points 6 days ago

Huh. I guess they'll play the games now?

[-] osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org 139 points 6 days ago
[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 26 points 6 days ago

I have stacks of 1-1.5 tb sd cards in a holder on my steam deck case because I can never delete a game but I don't have time to play them either.

[-] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago

Remember to power them once in a while since the stored charge slowly leaks.

[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 13 points 5 days ago

I have them in a leak-proof holder.

[-] bright_side_@piefed.world 8 points 5 days ago

checkmate ๐Ÿ˜„

[-] Zoot@reddthat.com 6 points 5 days ago

How often is once in a while cause fuuuuuuck....

[-] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Like once every few years at least. More often if they are cheap or if the cells have been rewritten a lot.

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[-] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

Ugh, if I have to.

[-] TachyonTele@piefed.social 9 points 6 days ago

Are any of them worth playing?
I played the demo for Pragmata. It seems like a good 3rd person capcom shooter.

[-] TipRing@lemmy.world 71 points 5 days ago

I certainly hope Denuvo steps on something pointy, but there's no way I'm installing an HV bypass on any machine.

[-] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 31 points 5 days ago

That shit does not run on Linux, so I guess I'm in luck. I bet Denuvo is doubling down and adding kernel level DRM to all games. Bit worried about what that means for Linux gaming, but I will survive. I've been on Linux for like a decade now, I won't install windows to play some silly games.

[-] tomalley8342@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago

Playing it on a Windows VM on Linux with your GPU passed through is probably the safest way to play these hypervisor bypass games.

[-] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 19 points 5 days ago

So, an OS that runs a HV that runs a HV that runs an OS that runs a translator that translates a windows-game to the original OS.

If you had told me that absurd shit 30yrs ago I would have laughed at you.

[-] tomalley8342@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago

Yes, and all that to bypass, not remove, a protection mechanism that runs 100% in user space with no additional privileges. It really would be impressive if it wasn't so horrible for consumer rights and preservation.

[-] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 days ago

It is...I always trusted pirates more than companies (I was a big player back in the days) but this is way too much. I just don't play these games now (thanks denuvo) and I surely won't play those hv-"cracks".

But...the worse thing is what denuvo will do now. Either they'll vanish or they'll step up by getting absolute total control kernel-side. I'd prefer vanishing. Why would anyone buy denuvo now if they don't react fast...

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[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 5 days ago

That shit does not run on Linux

Do you mean Denuvo games in general? Because that's not true

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The HV bypass is a blow to both the industry and piracy. All games are easy to pirate now, but aint no way I'm messing with my machine so much just to pirate those games.

[-] tomalley8342@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I don't think the situation is practically any worse than before for piracy if you just ignore these bypasses. It's not like there was a huge crowd of crackers ready to take on denuvo before they were pushed out by these bypasses. Proper cracks still depend on basically just that one guy.

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[-] magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Games are already a security nightmare. Apex had an RCE in a game with fucking kernel level anticheat.

Fucking think about that.

If you care about privacy or security you should've started playing games in a VM with pass through years ago.

If it doesn't run in a VM it doesn't get played.

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[-] Squizzy@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago
[-] TipRing@lemmy.world 27 points 5 days ago

It's the bypass in question that falsifies validation data to the Denuvo DRM. It runs under the OS (Windows in this case), which gives it more permissions than your operating system itself. You have to disable a significant amount of your security, reboot, run your game with the HV bypass, reenable your security, reboot, and then you can use your PC normally again. Even if you trust the HV bypass software (and I don't personally think that's a good idea), you are still opening your machine up to attack. If you are perfect in your actions and very cautious you can minimize the risk, but slipping up could leave your PC compromised. It's just too much risk.

[-] Dasus@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

On my last computer I downloaded the Harry Potter game and it was cracked by Empress, a vicious anti-trans right-wing Russian woman. I just hung out in a telegram when the game was released and man the toxic shit she spewed was nasty. Proper fking nasty.

And I purposefully disabled the security on my PC and installed something she made.

Yes it was stupid, but I was lonely and really nostalgic for Hogwarts and felt less like donating actual money to a billionaire trans-hater than possibly giving a Russian trans-hater access to my machine.

[-] BygoneNeutrino@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago

In real life, she is probably a gay male accountant from Ohio. I feel like people in these situations go out of their way to create alternate identities.

[-] Rooster326@programming.dev 8 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Probably not in the US but yes...

Everyone who does this kind of shit in the 'land of the free' gets to find out just how much freedom corporations have.

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[-] CodenameDarlen@lemmy.world 75 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I played RE9 recently thanks to voices38 crack.

Even the achievements were working, insane experience for something pirated.

It's not the same convenience of Steam, but you can achieve similar:

  • I used a PowerShell script with rclone + Ludosavi backup to backup all my game saves periodically.
  • Add to Steam as non-Steam game to get controller support, screenshot and recording features.
  • And Hydra launcher (or Achievement Watcher) to save my played hours and get achievements notifications.

Pro: You actually own your data instead of Steam owing it. All tools are open source and you can backup the database files.
Cons: Less convenience.

Already 100% all achievements.

[-] tomalley8342@lemmy.world 20 points 6 days ago

These bypasses work differently and require you to load unsigned drivers.

[-] CodenameDarlen@lemmy.world 33 points 6 days ago

Ik, but RE9 was one of the few games cracked properly. That and Black Myth Wukong today.

Given the rate voices38 is doing it, I dare to say he's cracking all the rest, he probably figured out something at this point, just need to reapply the same skills on different Denuvo games.

[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 14 points 6 days ago

So the Empress has fallen?

[-] Cavemanfreak@programming.dev 9 points 5 days ago

Empress only cracked a select few games anyway (and I believe she tired of it like a year or two ago?)

[-] tomalley8342@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

Thanks, I didn't know black myth was cracked today. I certainly hope you're right since these hypervisor bypasses seem to be soaking up all of the attention instead of proper cracks.

[-] CodenameDarlen@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

It was cracked today, I just can't share it here I guess. The rest are still HyperVisor unfortunately.

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[-] Sebastrion@leminal.space 3 points 5 days ago

If you have a server to Self Host stuff, you can also use Gamevault. It's like steam but Selfhost. You can Backup your Save Files onto your Server (you need to modify the Open Source Client for that, otherwise it's behind a Paywall.) It tracks your Playtime. You can install .7zip files, iso's and gog games very simple. You can also see what your friends are playing, if you share your Server.

I also love it to collect fan games in it like PokeMMO, Mario 64 PC Port etc.

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[-] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 22 points 5 days ago

I have been waiting for SEGA to make Persona 5 and SMT 5 DRM-free for many years now. IIRC, Persona 5 Royal was $10 a week ago...but still DRM'ed.

Fuck it. I might as well just pirate these things and not give SEGA a dime. They clearly don't want my money, nor respect my desire to be free of rootkits, restrictions, or surveillance. I just want to buy my games and play. ๐Ÿ˜’

[-] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 51 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Playing a game for free is not even remotely worth allowing a bypass to have absolute root access, but maybe this will make companies reconsider whether it's worth paying for Denuvo. Probably not.

[-] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 14 points 5 days ago

Is it better or worse than letting the game have absolute root access? Because that'll no doubt be what Denuvo goes with next...

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[-] LostCarcosan@lemmy.today 7 points 5 days ago

A crack and a bypass are two different things

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[-] Mwa 18 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

why do people still play/buy games with Denuvo,it reduces your fps anyways.
maybe Denuvo is as bad as Kernel level anticheat.

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 24 points 5 days ago

I'd guess most players aren't even aware. I play a lot of games (though probably none that have this stuff enabled) and before joining Lemmy I'd never even heard of Denuvo. The average user just buys a game and plays it.

[-] Mwa 5 points 5 days ago
[-] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Because modern gaming community believes in ultra-consumerism. "Just buy a $3000 PC to run your $70 AAAA games every 3 years like the rest of us."

[-] Evil_Incarnate@sopuli.xyz 7 points 4 days ago

Don't forget the โ‚ฌ8000 gaming chair, and โ‚ฌ4000 custom made in-ear headphones.

[-] Comet79@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

And the EA game pass, so you can pay to own nothing.

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[-] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 days ago

Finally, the good news I kept scrolling for.

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