Capcom caught adding Enigma DRM to older titles, for no good reason

It's baffling how so much of the world is driven by the blind grasp for the feeling of being in control by executives and how nobody stops the nonsense when it's just that: nonsense

But.. why? The older versions are already out there on public trackers.

I’m glad this is being brought up. As the article mentions, one of the affected games was the Ghost Trick remaster which received a 5.6GB update with no explanation. It was only through data mining that people realised Denuvo was removed in favour of Enigma.

The worst part for me is that Enigma lives up to its name and people have been left guessing about where it’s coming from. Some people think it’s Capcom’s in-house DRM while others are linking it to some Russian company with the same name that Capcom may have partnered with.

As I understand, this DRM has already been cracked so it’s not even stopping people who want to pirate the game. On the other hand, I love Ghost Trick and I wanted to buy gift copies for some friends over Christmas but this move really put me off.

Yarrrr, mateys. Back to the Seas it is then!

Idiots.

I hope this breaks the games on Deck so that people notice

I guess it's easier to sit on properties and try to keep profiting off those than it is to make up something new that the kids will like.

Still a dick move though. Gotta keep making new things.

for no good reason

So, what you're saying is... It's an enigma?

just don't play the rereleases and get an emulator then

Is it me, or are all these Japanese companies that are known for making great products now making dick moves?

well I think I see the problem sir
you wanna benefit from an ever increasing customer base in an evergreen ecosystem, without being willing to deal with any of the potential difficulties (many of which you are electing to present as bigger than they are) that stem from the mechanisms that have made that ecosystem reach such a huge customer base and that have made the titles on it stay evergreen in the first place.

The cure is to exercise the simple logical reasoning of considering:

1. That that customer base is choosing a platform with a higher friction of entry for a reason.
2. That your older titles keep selling on it, even while being significantly outdated in terms of support for newer systems and options by default, for a reason
3. That if the problem was so severe so as to merit acting on it, a significant issue would have presented itself at some point in the decades that the ecosystem has been functioning in this manner.

I also suggest remembering that you own the source material that you can refer to at any point to prove that any potential issue is not your doing.

For prevention of this ailment in the future, I recommend staying away from meeting rooms in which decisions are made by powerpoint, especially if you hear buzzwords such as "brand-risk". Risk of contagion increases in environments in which all individuals have never executed a PC game and/or in which the average age is over 50.

Oh it's no problem, you are welcome. My fee will be the PC VR mode for Resident Evil 7 that you never bothered to implement and only exists thanks to a modder. Maybe next time I'll open some support tickets to ask about that since you seem to be concerned about those so much.

Thinking about it, maybe I should also ask where your randomizer modes are since you are trying to brick them. And the removal of the piss filter for RE5 that makes that game tolerable to the eyes, surely nobody would release that without an option to remove it right? Oh dangit proper widescreen support for the older titles, that's another couple support tickets, oh and while we are at it also...
I'm gonna need a notepad.

Remember abandonware?

If you put out some scrap jetsam, maybe the high seas would be safer. And a fed crew might even spend loot on new booty. But you're gonna charge me for 1995.. (yes, simplified hyperbole)

Are there any open source 2D fighters?

#fuckingcapitalists