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WARNING: Capcom going back and adding DRM to games that lacked it before!
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Pengling Jan 15
I just learned about this when grabbing a link for a title I already have, only to see a sudden spike in negative reviews, all talking about the same thing: Capcom has been going back and adding DRM, called Enigma Protector, to past PC releases, sometimes after removing the much-reviled Denuvo, and the Steam pages for the affected games don't mention this new DRM. I bought a few games without DRM attached - I don't think I should be hearing that they now have it second-hand.

Apparently this has been going on over the last year, for some titles, and it's quite tricky to find a complete list; I did find one here, but I get the feeling that it's probably only a partial one, especially since apparently it's been reversed in some cases.

For me, luckily the affected games aren't native titles and are run through Proton*, and they're only on my Steam Deck and not on more important hardware, but I am a bit miffed to learn that malware has been added without warning like this.

*I assume that removing the games is the end of the problem, for a Linux user? I've honestly never encountered this before!

When they announced previously that they were doubling down on DRM I'd already decided not to purchase any more Capcom games until they rethink it. This makes my decision permanent, which sucks because they make a number of series that I like, but I'd rather go without because I'm not going to do business with a company that behaves like this.

Last edited by Pengling on 15 January 2024 at 7:35 pm UTC
StoneColdSpider Jan 16
No..... Its the modders that make Capcom look bad....... Not the on disc DLC...... Or the Capcom hack........ Or any from of DRM they use....... Its all the modders fault that Capcom looks bad..... Its not Capcoms fault at all....... /s
Pengling Jan 16
Quoting: StoneColdSpiderNo..... Its the modders that make Capcom look bad....... Not the on disc DLC...... Or the Capcom hack........ Or any from of DRM they use....... Its all the modders fault that Capcom looks bad..... Its not Capcoms fault at all....... /s
There's an alleged reasoning for all of this floating around at the moment (and I'm trying to type it with a straight face but I can't! ), which probably won't surprise anyone who's been a fan of the company or has known employees there: Apparently, after that naked Chun-Li mod incident at a Street Fighter tournament, they doubled down on this because Chun-Li has been dishonoured!

Take it with a pinch of salt of course, but I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it's true - where most companies would just be like "lol that guy's nothing to do with us" and quite likely bar them from hosting sponsored events in the future, older Japanese businesses can get quite weird about it (apparently the incident blew up over there, which is why they think we're all stupid and got confused to believe that Capcom did this officially), and it looks like this is one of those cases.
Doktor-Mandrake Jan 17
It's really disappointing as I have alot of their games in my library and been a big fan of their games since I was a kid, but this is like on-the-disc-dlc levels of bad lol

And yes I do think it's true that it was the chun-li thing that brought this on.

Thing is everyone knows these kind of mods exist for games in the PC space, even those of us that don't use them.. do they REALLY hurt a companies brand or reputation if said mods exist? Probably not
LoudTechie Jan 17
Quoting: Doktor-MandrakeIt's really disappointing as I have alot of their games in my library and been a big fan of their games since I was a kid, but this is like on-the-disc-dlc levels of bad lol

And yes I do think it's true that it was the chun-li thing that brought this on.

Thing is everyone knows these kind of mods exist for games in the PC space, even those of us that don't use them.. do they REALLY hurt a companies brand or reputation if said mods exist? Probably not

Qua market share.
Nah.
A thing is though some of these Japanese companies are full blown political entities in Japan.
As a political entity your image is very important.
Naked Chun-Li mods do affect your image.
Tadas-Estidal Jan 17
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is there a way to stop steam from updating the games? maybe just making the folder read only and messing with folder write permissions?

steam client doesnt have a "dont update" feature.
Ehvis Jan 17
Quoting: Tadas-Estidalis there a way to stop steam from updating the games? maybe just making the folder read only and messing with folder write permissions?

steam client doesnt have a "dont update" feature.

It's hard to "stop" the updates on steam, but you can restore old versions. And as long as no new update comes (and you don't verify your files), it will leave the old version.
Tadas-Estidal Jan 17
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Quoting: Ehvis
Quoting: Tadas-Estidalis there a way to stop steam from updating the games? maybe just making the folder read only and messing with folder write permissions?

steam client doesnt have a "dont update" feature.

It's hard to "stop" the updates on steam, but you can restore old versions. And as long as no new update comes (and you don't verify your files), it will leave the old version.

There has to be a way to take away write permissions from steam to be able to write to a readonly folder(specific folder of the game)
whizse Jan 17
I think I'm ok with DRM in this specific case.

The reason being; while I don't care one way or the other about naked Chun-Li, the same DRM will also make sure Blanka keeps his shorts on.
Pengling Jan 17
Quoting: whizseI think I'm ok with DRM in this specific case.

The reason being; while I don't care one way or the other about naked Chun-Li, the same DRM will also make sure Blanka keeps his shorts on.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh goodness, that is not what I was expecting at all!
damarrin Jan 17
We all laugh, but if China called and told you they'd invade tomorrow if you didn't protect their citizens' modesty you'd be putting DRM everywhere you could as well.
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