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Resident Evil Village PC DRM: Cracked Code Really Does Run Better - Confirmed

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What it is

Digital Foundry investigates why Resident Evil Village on PC runs worse with Capcom's Denuvo DRM than a cracked version. They benchmark and confirm performance and frame-pacing differences.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Cited as the evidence that Denuvo DRM measurably hurts game performance.

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What HN commenters said

  1. “The folks at Digital Foundry did a phenomenal job breaking down the specifics, as usual.”

    Detailed breakdown of Denuvo's performance impact in Resident Evil Village

    smoldesu, 2021-08 · Recommendation · in “Silent changes to Western Digital’s budget SSD may lower speeds by up to 50%”

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Topics: denuvo, drm, pc performance, resident evil village, benchmarks

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