Denuvo, an industry leader in protecting video games against cheaters, is now offering its Anti-Cheat software to developers and publishers with games on the PlayStation via the PlayStation 5 Tools and Middleware program.
Denuvo's creator, Irdeto, confirmed this in a press release issued on Wednesday.
According to the press release, it is estimated that games make around 70% of their revenue in the first two weeks following the game's launch. Denuvo claims that their tools will allow developers and publishers to protect their investment during this important period.
In addition, Irdeto says that a number of PlayStation 5 launch games have already begun using the technology. However, they did not mention specifically which ones they are talking about. PlayStation Fans Express Concern Over Negative Effects Tekken 7 stands as one of the few instances that a game's developer outright suggested that Denuvo was causing performance issues in the game.
While this is big news, perhaps the bigger issue is the concern of PlayStation fans.
The company has made it clear in its press release that its technology doesn't negatively affect in-game performance. They proudly claimed that their technology has been used across multiple gaming platforms. It has been reportedly used to protect "over 2 billion unique game installs".