After nearly a year of console exclusivity, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has made its way to PC this week. What’s more, the game actually runs really well on Steam Deck. That said, it didn’t take long for pirates to find a way to crack Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on PC and dump its torrent files online.
As a result, thousands of gamers are accessing the game illegally, even though Square Enix is offering a 30 percent discount on the game as is. Information about Rebirth’s whereabouts was discovered online on a subreddit dedicated to gaming piracy. There, it was revealed that it took less than an hour for the group to crack the game.
The Steam Numbers Are Still Strong
As it turns out, Rebirth doesn’t have Denuvo — a critical anti-tampering technology that helps prevent games from being pirated, or at least delay would-be bad actors from figuring out how to crack a game on its release. The end result is a quick turnaround of piracy, with torrents of the game swirling online.
At this moment, it’s impossible to say how many copies of the game have been downloaded illegally. It almost certainly isn’t the 173,000 that one Steam user is claiming it to be, but it will certainly grow as the files spread online. Still, the game is enjoying a rather strong start on Steam.
Over on SteamDB, an all-encompassing Steam database, since its release, Rebirth has peaked at 31,559 players, which is pretty good, all things considered. For reference, Final Fantasy 16 peaked at 27,508, and Remake Intergrade only touched 13,803. In other words, a good portion of people have shown up for Rebirth’s launch, though that number would’ve certainly been even bigger if it wasn’t already cracked.
Apparently, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth still doesn’t have Denuvo
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