[ParetoOptimal]

> Denuvo mostly works.

Not for users: https://gamerant.com/denuvo-outage-servers-down-persona-5-ro...

> Allegedly they have a custom approach to each new game, so cracks can take months to appear, with some unpopular games never having been cracked at all

From what I hear, it's cracked in a matter of days or weeks. I haven't checked whether this is true or not, so I can't say you are wrong about some (most?) cracks taking months.

[crtasm]

Looking at the previous two years of uncracked Denuvo and only selecting games that seem notable:

    Dragon's Dogma 2 (2024)
    Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (2024)
    Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (2024)
    Street Fighter 6 (2023)
    Hi-Fi Rush (2023)
    Dead Space (2023)
    Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (2023)
    Persona 5 Tactica (2023)
    EA Sports FC 24 (2023)
    NBA 2K24 (2023)
    Assassin's Creed Mirage (2023)
    Atomic Heart (2023)
    Lost Judgment (2022)
    Sonic Frontiers (2022)
    Sonic Origins (2022)
    Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (2022)
    Persona 5 Royal (2022)
    Sniper Elite 5 (2022)
    Marvel's Midnight Suns (2022)
    Total War: Warhammer III (2022)

Going back further there's more high profile games that were never cracked. The system seems to work as intended in some cases.

[kyriakos]

Many denuvo games are eventually released without denuvo and are then instantly pirated. Looks like the cost of denuvo is high enough for game publishers to stick to it just enough to reach profitability and then ditch it.

[lossolo]

Some of the games you mention were already cracked but not by the scene.

[crtasm]

Which ones? My list has nothing to do with scene or otherwise.

[crtasm]

Well I checked and the list is correct.

There is a closed beta copy of SF6, a leaked dev build of Atomic Heart, and an arcade dump of Persona 4 Arena Ultimax but these are unrelated to Denuvo.