007 First Light drops Denuvo from Steam version just two months after launch

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What just happened? IO Interactive has removed Denuvo from 007 First Light, leaving the Steam version of the game without DRM just two months after launch. The change was spotted in the game's SteamDB history and marks a quick reversal from the launch version.

Denuvo was only added days before release, after pre-order sales had already begun. That timing caught some players off guard, since the company had not flagged the DRM earlier. It also reignited a familiar debate in PC gaming over whether anti-tamper software protects sales or just adds frustration for paying customers.

For PC users, the removal has a practical side. Denuvo has long been criticized for possible performance overhead, and it can also make benchmarking and hardware testing more complicated. Taking it out makes the Steam build easier to...

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