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  • Intel Alder Lake processors seems to have gotten rid of DRM issues

    Before the official release of the 12th-generation Core series processors, Intel has sent a new game development guide to game developers to better optimize Alder Lake’s next-generation hybrid architecture. In this guide, Intel explains in detail the various methods of pushing workloads to specific cores and confirms that there is a compatibility issue between the Alder Lake processor and DRM solutions (such as Denuvo), and the game needs to be updated to support it.
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    Intel has marked more than 90 games with DRM problems, but with the recent gradual updates of game developers, there are currently only three games left (Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, Fernbus Simulator, Madden 22). For gamers who build the Alder Lake platform, this is certainly good news. You don’t have to worry about compatibility issues between your new console and the game. Although the 12th-generation Core series processors have only been launched for more than a month, they are advancing very quickly. According to the current update progress, I believe that the DRM problems of the remaining three games will also be resolved soon.

    The core of the DRM problem stems from the new generation hybrid architecture adopted by Alder Lake, which has a performance core based on the Golden Cove architecture (Performance Core) and an energy efficiency core based on the Gracemont architecture (Efficient Core). DRM solutions will be recognized Alder Lake processors as two different systems, resulting in forced quitting of the game. In fact, gamers can disable E-Core and only use P-Core to ensure that the game will not be forced to quit.

  • Some popular games cannot use Intel Alder Lake processors due to Denuvo solution

    As Intel had previously expected, the anti-piracy system used in some games currently on the market cannot correctly detect Intel’s new processors and cause incompatibility.

    In fact, Intel has previously issued an announcement on this issue to remind game developers to pay attention to processor core issues, because this may cause an abnormality in the anti-cheat system.

    Sure enough, many games cannot be played because of the abnormal anti-piracy system when the new processor is listed. At present, this situation cannot be repaired in a short period of time.

    The main incompatibility is the anti-piracy system developed by Denuvo, which uses DRM digital copyright protection to detect whether the game has been tampered with.

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    The characteristic of Intel’s 12th-generation processors is the use of a large core plus a small core design, but some anti-piracy systems cannot correctly identify the core and cause abnormalities.

    For example, Denuvo’s anti-piracy system recognizes the small core of the 12th generation processor as another system, and the game may crash during startup or during the game.

    The affected operating system is not only Windows 11. According to Intel’s instructions, the current Windows 10 system is also affected and needs to wait for the developer to update the engine.

    Speaking to PC Mag, Intel shared the following:

    “We are aware of a DRM issue with Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, and we are working with the game publisher on a fix. Select game titles have had issues running on 12th Gen Core platforms due to a DRM issue. These issues have been addressed via game patches and OS updates for most games in Windows 11. Windows 10 updates will begin next year.”

    The company emphasizes that the company and Intel work closely together so that all compatibility work is completed in accordance with the development documents, and the remaining work needs to be done by game developers.

    If the player has already purchased the new Intel processor and completed the installation, especially after installing the Windows 11 system, it needs to wait for the developer to repair it temporarily.

    The game can only proceed normally after the game developer upgrades the new anti-piracy system, otherwise, the game may crash during startup or running and affect the experience.

    Via: NME