Death Stranding PC will use controversial DRM

Death Stranding is set to use the controversial Denuvo DRM for its PC release, according to official game documentation.

Denuvo is an anti-tamper technology used in several PC games from Ubisoft, Sega and Capcom, which is designed to prevent piracy.

However, the DRM scheme has been criticised for its alleged high CPU usage during gameplay, which is claimed to significantly affect performance and frame rates.

Capcom recently removed the DRM from the PC version of Devil Mary Cry V, resulting in claims of drastically improved framerates of up to 20fps for some users.

Capcom also removed Denuvo from another of its 2019 titles, Resident Evil 2, via an update released in December.

Death Stranding will be released for PC on June 2, 2020.

The worldwide release date was announced on Monday by Digital Bros Group, the parent company of 505 Games, which is publishing the PC version of Kojima Productions’ game.

PC features include a higher frame rate, photo mode, ultrawide monitor support and Half-Life crossover content, according to 505.

It was previously confirmed that the PC version of Death Stranding will be released simultaneously on Steam and the Epic Games Store. It’s available to pre-order now priced at $59.99/£54.99.