Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is releasing this week, there is not much anticipation among players. The new discovery that the Denuvo DRM copy protection has been added to Steam has caused even more anger among many players.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is the upcoming game from the Batman: Arkham studio Rocksteady Studios. Despite the popular Batman series, players have been skeptical since the reveal of Suicide Squad. Not only did the gameplay make players fearful, but also aspects like battle passes or loot have left a negative impression on players.
Now, a few days before release, Denuvo DRM has been found in the game. The copy protection is hated by players as it is allegedly responsible for performance drops and is said to bring other disadvantages as well. The game is now being heavily criticized on Reddit.
Why does a live service game need Denuvo?
Originally, no copy protection software was announced for the game, but as PCGamesN reports, the Steam backend allegedly showed that Denuvo was added on January 20. The Steam page also now lists Third-party DRM: Denuvo Anti-Tamper
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Similar to what happened with Dying Light 2 and DRM, this news is also sparking a heated discussion on a Reddit post. Players largely agree and criticize Denuvo.
In response to the question: Why does a live service game need Denuvo?
from user taisui, ObscuraArt sarcastically replies with: Don’t ask questions. Just consume and look forward to the next product
. The point that an online game gets DRM is simply incomprehensible to most users.
The future and success of the game are also questioned in the process. TotallyRedditLeftist sums up the controversies and mentions the review embargo, the live service aspect, and Denuvo. He only comments: So you want this game to fail, huh?
Lopsided_Taro4808 summarizes the opinion of users quite well: This ensures that PC players don’t buy it
What do you think of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League? Do you want to play it or have the many news about the game put you off? Let us know in the comments. This year, a major Japanese publisher also faced criticism for its subsequent DRM update: One of the most popular games on Steam is now getting bad reviews because Capcom is changing something
