The latest update for Mass Effect Legendary Edition has come with a rather interesting addition; the complete and total removal of the Denuvo DRM. It was reported last night by a redditor on the CrackWatch subreddit. As you can see, the information below taken from SteamDB logs the overall file changes from the most recent update.
This was later confirmed by multiple users with the Protection iD software checker. As you can see, the only remaining “DRM” was the EA DRM Stub Loader. However, this is a pretty basic level of protection, and between me going to bed and getting up this morning, that’s already been bypassed.
As I sip my morning Coffee, Mass Effect Legendary Edition has started to appear on some less reputable parts of the internet, and Repack groups are already posting updates that it’s on the way later today. While I don’t condone piracy, I do take their statements as a solid confirmation that 1) Denuvo is completely removed and 2) any remaining protection has been cracked. Of course, I won’t be providing sources to any of this part.
As for why they removed it? It’s suspected this could be due to the upcoming addition of ME3 multiplayer, perhaps if they shift to an online-only DRM, but so far, this is purely speculation. You never really know with EA, really.
It’s likely no surprise that EA didn’t include this information in the changelog. However, you can see the rest of the update detailed below.
Mass Effect Legendary Edition June 7th Patch Notes
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