Since its shadowdrop in 2023 and through the studio's shutdown by Microsoft a year later in 2024, all the way through the acquisition by Krafton, Tango Gameworks' Hi-Fi Rush has maintained strict Denuvo anti-piracy measures.
Well, so much for that.
It's worth noting that most games end up ditching their Denuvo subscriptions a year after its release, largely because of how costly things are. Per Amazon Web Services, it's $25,000 a month plus $0.50 cents per activation.
For a franchise that seemingly has no future, it was surprising things lasted that long.
In an announcement posted to social media, Hi-Fi Rush had its Denuvo technology removed, and players who want to continue playing the game must update their game by January 15. A separate, non-Denuvo form of copy protection will remain in the game, but it somehow did not stop the game from being cracked immediately after.
As first shared on Reddit, Hi-Fi Rush is now available on the underside of the Internet, marking yet another game that's managed to make its way via pirates in the last 11 months alone.
It's unclear what form of copy protection was implemented in Denuvo's place, but it...
