No, cracked versions of Resident Evil Requiem aren't performing better than the official game but there are still issues with DRM

Date:
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:08:09 +0000

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Concerns have been widespread about Capcom's Resident Evil Requiem performing better via pirated versions, but that's not the case.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Tech Radar Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Become a Member in Seconds Unlock instant access to exclusive member
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is among a long list of modern triple-A games from numerous popular studios using Denuvo DRM to prevent piracy, which is notorious for its performance impact on games but that's not the case this time around, at least for now.

As widely reported, Resident Evil Requiem has been cracked with the piracy scene 'voices38', and via the Hypervisor Denuvo bypass. Despite reports suggesting so, there are no noticeable performance differences between the cracked versions and the retail version, as highlighted on Reddit . These cracks don't actually remove Denuvo; instead, they trick Denuvo into
believing the user is running a legitimate game copy, hence the term
'bypass'. In that case, it remains unclear whether Denuvo's presence is
indeed holding back performance, as there's still no Denuvo-less version of Requiem . Article continues below You may like Resident Evil Requiem runs surprisingly well on Switch 2, but it doesn't hold a candle to the gorgeous
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As a matter of fact, there are only rare cases where pirated games have
Denuvo completely stripped by piracy scenes, with a prime example being Assassin's Creed Origins by 'Codex', and other games having Denuvo removed by the developer itself. Comment from r/PiratedGames Comment from r/PiratedGames (Image credit: Future / Isaiah Williams / Capcom) Since Requiem is already cracked, we may see Denuvo officially removed from the game sooner than we expected. Fortunately, though, performance in Requiem isn't a significant concern to begin with, as it's quite well optimized to run at good frame
rates on a wide range of hardware.

However, DRM like Denuvo for games has previously been proven to be detrimental to performance, and Capcom's Resident Evil 4 remake is a prime example.

The Japanese developer added Enigma DRM to replace Denuvo in the game earlier in February, which significantly spoiled performance on all PC
configurations, before going on to remove it after heavy backlash and that's for a game that was pirated months after its March 2023 launch. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.

It's also worth noting that while Denuvo doesn't always spoil performance in games, it can easily lock SteamOS (or any other Linux distro) users out of a game for 24 hours when switching Proton modes (which is required for certain games and their functionality).

There's no denying that Denuvo and other DRMs are very unpopular among
gamers, and for well-justified reasons but so far, Requiem consumers don't have an unfair performance disadvantage to pirated versions to worry about. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds. Make sure to click the
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