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If you’re planning to play Armored Core 6, you may be wondering whether it has Denuvo or DRM protection.
Many gaming fans find Denuvo a serious concern when it comes to its effect on gaming performance and modding. To bring everyone up to speed, Denuvo is a relatively recent anti-tamper software aiming to protect privacy and prevent in-game cheating. DRM protection (Digital Rights Management) is used by game developers to protect their software from tamperers and pirates. Both DRM and Denuovo can cause up a bit of controversy due to their perceived impact on game performance.
Does Armored Core 6 use Denuovo or DRM?
Armored Core 6 doesn’t have Denuvo, but does have its main competitor, Arxan DRM and Easy Anti-Cheat on Steam. That’s right, Armored Core 6 is protected by two systems at once. This means if you want to play Armored Core 6, you’ll need to make sure these tools are enabled. If you’ve never heard of Arxan, the lesser-known Denuvo equivalent, it works in a very similar way. Anyone who’s Call of Duty, GTA 5 or Redemption 2, has used Arxan. Maybe it’s not so unfamiliar after all.
Armored Core 6’s Easy Anti-Cheat is also commonly used in games like Elden Ring, Apex Legends and Fortnite. As the name obviously suggests, it’s usually used to avoid chatting during online multiplayer. Fingers crossed, the concerns players have about the effect of Arxan and East Anti-Cheat are overblown. So long as you meet the Armored Core 6 requirements with the best gaming PC or laptop, then we are highly doubtful that Arxan or DRM will have a major impact on the game’s performance. It’s true that some users on Reddit have expressed their concerns after the issues caused in Elden Ring, however, we think you’re better off hanging on and seeing how the game performs runs with these systems yourself.
