007 First Light cracked two weeks after release. Players are talking about the end of Denuvo

Denuvo protection, which for many years was considered a serious obstacle for pirates, once again failed to hold its ground. Hackers cracked 007 First Light just two weeks after its release, once again questioning the effectiveness of the popular DRM system.

Just a few years ago, Denuvo allowed major AAA releases to remain uncracked for months, and sometimes even over a year. But in recent months, the situation has changed significantly.

Recently, the protection was bypassed in Pragmata and Resident Evil Requiem, and now 007 First Light has joined them.

According to DSOGaming, the crack was made by a hacker under the pseudonym Voices38, who previously also managed to bypass DRM in Resident Evil Requiem. Against the backdrop of recent events, Tom's Hardware journalists are asking whether the era of Denuvo is coming to an end. The system's license is expensive for publishers, and its effectiveness is raising more and more questions.

Additional dissatisfaction is caused by Denuvo's impact on performance. Players have long complained that DRM can create additional load on the processor and reduce frame rates. This has been confirmed by numerous technical comparisons of different game versions.