The anti-piracy software protecting all the copies of "Resident Evil 7" has been cracked. As such, the game can now be downloaded through torrent and can now be played illegally.
According to Game Rant, the anti-tamper software is Denuvo, which used to be known as the tool that would put an end to video game piracy once and for all. With it getting cracked in just a few days after the "Resident Evil 7" game's release, it puts game developers and publishers into question.
"Resident Evil 7" is not the first game cracked even with the Denuvo protection--in fact, the first games that used the software took hackers months before they were uncracked. With this, the latest version of the Austrian-made protection software's capability of protecting games is in doubt.
Right now, Denuvo has not yet made an official statement about the matter. It is expected for it to do so in the near future, as its reputation and livelihood is on the line.
According to Dark Side of Gaming, a lot of gamers were discouraged to buy "Resident Evil 7" because they were boycotting the protection software due to its prejudicial nature against gamers. However, it is yet unclear if Capcom will decide to remove Denuvo from "Resident Evil 7" to boost the game's sales even further.
Publishers and developers can easily remove the anti-tamper software from their games should they want to do so. Crytek, Playdead and Bethesda immediately took action and removed it from "The Climb," "Inside," and "DOOM" as soon as the games were cracked.
Right now the piracy season for "Resident Evil 7" is opened, and it will be interesting to see how Capcom will react to it, as the company can choose to opt out of Denuvo and think of new ways to get rid of piracy or just intensify its pirate crackdown campaign. Here is the latest video for the game: