'Red Dead Redemption 2' PC Release Leaked: Was Denuvo At Fault?

'Red Dead Redemption 2' is one of the highly talked about titles at the moment and as it seems right now, it would only be available for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. However, according to some recent leaks involving Denuvo's communication that happened to be leaked.

While there appears to be zero chance of getting "Red Dead Redemption 2" on the PC due to Rockstar Games' release pattern with the first and second entry in its series, PC-gaming fans might just find the second installment of John Marston's story as recent leaks suggest. As previously reported at several sites like RDR2, Denuvo's client communications were apparently exposed, leading people to believe that the game will utilize the anti-piracy protection and would only make sense if it ever gets released on the PC.

While this isn't really a bad thing on its own, Denuvo, who is a company who should be keeping such information as highly classified, failed to do this particular job, which also spells a bit of trouble for its own reputation. In Ars Technica's earlier post, Denuvo appeared to have forgotten to secure their servers, exposing hundreds of messages from game developers, publishers and even high-profile companies who wanted to explore the options they can offer. The information pertaining to "Red Dead Redemption 2" was posted on Reddit.

However, combing through the messages, there's no exact mention of "Red Dead Redemption 2" from being the game to be using Denuvo's anti-piracy protection. Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive have confirmed in the past that they are working on several titles. This could either be "GTA 6" or another entirely new IP altogether.

Denuvo has been making a bit of a hype recently due to its latest blunder with failing to protect "Resident Evil 7" for more than a week. The company's method is considered to be one of the most hated DRM protection services by players who have acquired the games on either legit and non-legit means. "Red Dead Redemption 2" is scheduled to be released this coming fall, but due to the company's tight-lipped nature, not a lot can be talked about it, especially any plans on getting it ported to the PC.