Recently, Capcom has sparked a wave of controversy around the DRM Enigma Protector, which the Japanese have been bringing to multiple games in their PC catalog as a defense tool against piracy and, more notably, also against . We are used to the main triple-A distributors accompanying their launches with something similar, but in this specific case we are talking about a measure Retroactive —has been implemented in games like Resident Evil: Revelations, which have remained unaware of these problems for more than 10 years.
At the time of writing these lines, many users are sharing their personal findings about the devices through communities such as Reddit or the Steam forums. games affected for the implementation of Enigma Protector. For now, the list covers the titles that you can see below these lines; Note that some of them were patched even before the unclothed Chun-Li incident at a Street Fighter 6 tournament took place, which some considered to be the trigger for the situation.
- Capcom Arcade Stadium
- Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium
- Ghost Trick (2023)
- Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Vol. 2
- Mega Man Zero / ZX Legacy Collection
- Resident Evil 5
- resident Evil 6
- Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection
- Strider
Is Enigma Protector DRM harmful?
You may read testimonials on the Internet from users who claim that Enigma Protector “has tested positive in up to 34 antiviruses” implying that it is some type of , adding suspicions about the formality of those responsible. In this sense, it is important to clarify that the false positives These types of programs are very common and do not necessarily indicate that their use or installation has harmful repercussions for your PC. Below is the list of antiviruses that have reacted to the DRM in question.
That said, activating Enigma Protector does have an unquestionably negative side: in addition to preventing the use of and , it impacts the performance of the game to a greater or lesser extent depending on your hardware (up to 10-15 FPS, they say). Some users also complain through reviews that are difficult to verify that games that have implemented this measure have begun to suffer from problems. crashes or freezes, and in some cases could become incompatible with the Steam Deck. As the latter is a PC and is sold in various models, it is again difficult to list how many people can suffer from these, and to what extent.
For now Capcom has not commented on the matter, but it has reverted a recent update to Resident Evil: Revelations that added the Enigma Protector DRM until further notice. The reason, they say, is that they have detected a technical problem that they will have to fix; although when they consider it appropriate, they will re-release the patch in the Steam client according to the statement. It remains to be seen if future releases in the style of Dragon’s Dogma 2 or Monster Hunter: Wilds will come accompanied by this annoying visitor or not. Illustratively, in recent years the company had begun removing Denuvo from some games as they aged, so this is nothing short of a 180-degree turn.
