The PC version of Yakuza 0 no longer has the much-criticized anti-piracy protection. The patch also introduces small changes that significantly improve the gaming experience on PC.
For now Sega is doing really well with the Yakuza saga on PC. Yakuza 0 came out a few months ago on Steam and players saw that it was a more than decent port for a game that was first developed on consoles by a Japanese team. And the support it is receiving in the form of updates is quite positive, with a recent patch that among other things removes the DRM from Denuvo.
Denuvo is no longer on the Steam version of Yakuza 0
Sega has posted on the game discussion forums on Steam that they have released a new update that is still in beta. They have listed numerous features added to the game but players who have tried it commented that Yakuza 0 no longer has Denuvo protection based on the game's executable exe file weighing 20MB instead of 220MB.
This is good news for gamers as it is not uncommon for DRM to affect the fluidity of the game by always running in the background or by constantly using data. Not a few gamers have refused to buy games with Denuvo due to the incompatibility of their computer with its DRM. Nor is it missing the fact that performance-impairing DRM is implanted and that legal players will suffer while hackers have a better gaming experience.
The Yakuza 0 patch that is still in beta also adds a series of visual additions and graphical options. More shader and shadow rendering, corrected particle effects, field of view adjustments, interface modifications and much more. Such a patch is appreciated, not only does it remove DRM, but it also allows players to change visual elements of the game to personalize their experience.