Tekken 8 Director Confirms the Game Won’t Feature Denuvo on PC

Tekken 8 fans who play on PC can be reassured that the game won’t use the Denuvo DRM technology. The news comes directly from Game Director Katsuhiro Harada, who tweeted that the EULA of the recent playtest (which mentioned Denuvo) was probably just a placeholder copy of Tekken 7’s, but there are no plans to add Denuvo to the new installment in the fighting game series.

It would have been weird otherwise, honestly. Tekken 7 is one of the few games where the negative performance impact of Denuvo DRM was certified by independent tests, and even Harada himself told users that it was causing slowdowns in that title.

For its part, Denuvo continues to claim its software does not impact game performance in a negative way if properly implemented. Last month, Steeve Huin (COO of Videogames at Irdeto, the company that acquired Denuvo in 2018) revealed that trusted outlets will soon be given access to nearly identical versions of games to compare performance with and without Denuvo in a bid to convince PC gamers through independent reviews.

Tekken 8 was unveiled ten months ago during a State of Play showcase. Powered by Unreal Engine 5, it’ll feature crossplay across PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S|X for the first time in the franchise.

The PC system requirements for the Closed Network Test can be found below. They may vary for the game’s full release, but they’re probably close enough to offer valid guidance.