One of the big hits on the PS4 this year came from Team Ninja in the form of Nioh. And as seems to increasingly be the case, a hit on console means the potential for a port to PC. Nioh publisher Koei Tecmo confirmed as much earlier this month, with a Nioh: Complete Edition launching on November 7 via Steam.
One concern PC gamers had over next month's PC launch was whether Koei Tecmo would opt to use the Denuvo DRM to "protect" the game. Denuvo is generally hated among gamers due to how it functions and needs to phone home to check you are legal. Thankfully, Koei Tecmo confirmed during an interview with WCCFtech that Denuvo will not be used for the PC release.
No reason was given for the decision not to use Denuvo, but it's not hard to guess why. Denuvo has such a bad reputation among gamers it would cause some bad press for the launch which could easily impact sales. Then there's the fact Denuvo no longer works. The crack time has steadily been falling with the last big title to use it, Middle-earth: Shadow of War, getting cracked in a day. So Koei Tecmo probably thought "why bother?"
The Complete Edition of Nioh contains the original game as well as the three expansion packs PS4 gamers enjoyed (Dragon of the North, Defiant Honor, and Bloodshed's End). The amount of content explains why the game requires 100GB of storage space. The other good news is Team Ninja hasn't locked the frame rate or limited the resolution, so PC gamers can tweak dependent on how powerful their rig is.
Nioh: Complete Edition arrives via Steam on November 7.