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Street Fighter 6 has just had Denuvo added to it only days before launch, and fans of the series are livid.
Denuvo is a type of DRM (Digital Rights Management) system which prevents piracy and cheating in-game, though it also is responsible for noticeable decreases in performance. Capcom recently launched a benchmark tool for prospective gamers to find out whether their gaming PC was going to be able to handle the game, though the late addition of Denuvo to Street Fighter 6 might just render these benchmarks inaccurate.
Of course, it’s possible that the benchmark tool had Denuvo installed into it too, though the fact that you didn’t have to “sign in to get the benchmark to work” makes it fairly obvious that it wasn’t featured, according to commenters on this Reddit thread. Others have suggested that as “Street Fighter 6 is already an online fighting game” it’s not going to need Denuvo at all.
The Street Fighter 6 community is clearly up in arms against the inclusion of Denuvo, with some stating their clear regret for placing pre-orders, and others saying that it “barely does anything besides making the experience worse for the actual buyers.”
While it’s not ideal for games to have Denuvo on launch, it’s entirely possible that at some point along the line, we could see Denuvo be removed from the game. Typically, if this is to happen, it’s long after the initial launch of the title – nearly a year in most cases. However, considering fighting games typically have an extremely long life-span, this might really apply to SF6.
While some have said they are “considering refunding really hard,” much like the issue with the WiFi indicator, the fanbase is still extremely loyal. Are these crocodile tears from the fans of Street Fighter 6 over Denuvo’s sudden inclusion, or are we actually expecting gamers to shun the game in light of recent events?