There’s a phrase that keeps coming up in discussions about Crimson Desert, and one I continually come back to every time I write about it: “It looks too good to be true.” PS5 and Xbox players in particular have been skeptical, since you don’t have to look much further than Cyberpunk 2077 for a game that looked great on PC at launch but offered a dismal experience on console. Today, the monkey’s paw curled, as the first console footage looks very impressive, but Steam is suddenly warning PC gamers of the approach of their greatest nemesis: Denuvo DRM.
The tech experts at Digital Foundry just posted a deep dive video exploring the PS5 Pro version of Crimson Desert, and the first impressions are quite positive. As developer Pearl Abyss detailed a few days ago, the PS5 Pro offers three visual options: Performance (upscaled 1080p at 60fps), Balanced (upscaled 1440p at 40fps), and Quality (native 4K at 30fps).
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While it’s good news for console players, their despair has now been placed upon PC fans. Earlier today, Crimson Desert’s Steam page was updated to note that it “incorporates 3rd-party DRM: Denuvo Anti-tamper.” Yep, the controversial anti-piracy tool will be part of Crimson Desert at launch, and you can imagine the tone of the comments in places like the PC gaming subreddit.
Denuvo doesn’t always impact a game’s performance, but even the DRM company’s official reps have been willing to admit there are cases where it absolutely has. Given the other uncertainties around Crimson Desert, including how well a studio known primarily for an MMO can deliver a single-player open-world RPG, it’s easy to understand why PC gamers’ skepticism is growing.
Still, Linneman calls this “without a doubt, one of the most impressive open-world experiences I’ve ever had.” Earlier this month, after 6 hours of hands-on time with Crimson Desert, our own Andy wrote that it’s a bit of an “overstuffed toybox, offering pure entertainment if not always cohesion.” Certainly, there’s
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