Forspoken is supposed to be Square Enix's next big video game franchise. It's a highly ambitious AAA game with a massive budget and the looks to match. But, in order for Forspoken to look its best and play well, at least on the PC, you'd need to have a decent set-up. Although the massive decrease in graphics card prices these days all but guarantees that everyone is getting an upgrade sooner rather than later, this might not matter as much with Forspoken. According to Steam, the upcoming open-world RPG by Square Enix will use Denuvo Anti-Tamper.
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Denuvo Anti-Tamper is a third-party software developed by the eponymous company, Denuvo, which adds an extra layer of protection to video games against piracy, among other things.
On paper, the intention with Denuvo Anti-Tamper is great. It helps preserve the integrity of the video game's files and it will make it difficult if not impossible for cheaters to modify in-game files. Also, it effectively blocks out all pirating attempts of a game until it's removed, which most developers do after some time. Unfortunately, while it's understandable for studios to want to protect their games from piracy, Denuvo Anti-Tamper has a bad reputation among gamers.