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[–] Inui@hexbear.net 37 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm malding because I can't (and wouldn't) use those hypervisor bypasses on Linux. But I did not predict it would cause some games to actually drop Denuvo before release. So it's win/win, as long as people keep releasing real cracks or more games don't have it in the first place. pirate-jammin

[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 25 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Denuvo costs the studios (or publishers, whatever) money up front, and then more money every month it's on there. If it doesn't do the one thing it's supposed to do, that becomes a pretty bad value proposition for the capitalists.

[–] Inui@hexbear.net 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I knew all that, but I didn't think there would be a significant enough amount of people using the hypervisors to sway them in that direction. But if I were 14 again and downloading random no-CD cracks from sketchy websites, I might have used them too. There was always some amount of risk in using pirated media, even if minimal, so I guess it tracks.

[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 17 points 3 weeks ago

What Denuvo has been selling is total protection. It doesn't really matter how few people actually use these hypervisor bypasses, the mere fact that they are available destroys that pitch.

A very merry go fuck yourself to Denuvo

[–] take_five_moments@hexbear.net 10 points 3 weeks ago
[–] RondoRevolution@hexbear.net 9 points 3 weeks ago

Hell yeag, I hope something is eventually figured out for Linux, there are a couple games I'd like to play that have Denuvo.

[–] Yllych@hexbear.net 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

so what is a hypervisor/how does it actually work?

[–] lilypad@hexbear.net 11 points 3 weeks ago

I heard you like operating systems so I put an operating system around your operating system.

[–] take_five_moments@hexbear.net 6 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

https://fitgirl-repacks.site/hypervisor-guide/

https://www.reddit.com/r/PiratedGames/comments/1s1vnkc/deep_dive_what_is_hypervisor_how_does_it_work/

i've heard it likened to those sketchy carnival rides; you're probably gonna be fine on one, but if it breaks you're fucked.

[–] Abracadaniel@hexbear.net 8 points 3 weeks ago

That's a lot of bullshit just to play a video game, gamers will really do all that but won't install Linux

[–] CliffordBigRedDog@hexbear.net 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I was curious and checked which security settings i was supposed to turn off for hypervisor only to find out that i never turned it on lol

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