{"id":1002630,"date":"2026-01-09T17:06:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T17:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tRn3PM5mzLdXiLAGHXBqY3"},"modified":"2026-01-09T17:06:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T17:06:27","slug":"dragon-age-the-veilguard-wont-have-denuvo-but-that-means-it-also-wont-have-a-preload-period-on-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/dragon-age-the-veilguard-wont-have-denuvo-but-that-means-it-also-wont-have-a-preload-period-on-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Dragon Age: The Veilguard won’t have Denuvo, but that means it also won’t have a preload period on PC"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Electronic Arts has revealed the full PC system requirements for the upcoming RPG Dragon Age: The Veilguard<\/u><\/a>, as well as the global preload times\u2014which those of us on PC can safely ignore because, sorry to say, we’re not getting a preload.<\/p>\n

That sucks, but the justification for it might help balance out that disappointment. “Dragon Age: The Veilguard won\u2019t include any 3rd party DRM (such as Denuvo) on any platform,” EA explained. “The lack of DRM means that there will be no preload period for PC players.”<\/p>\n

For those not familiar, Denuvo is a form of anti-piracy software that’s very popular with game publishers, and extremely unpopular with an awful lot of gamers who believe its presence can tank a game’s performance and stability. It’s not uncommon for publishers to remove Denuvo once a game is no longer doing big sales numbers and concerns about piracy are less pressing (EA finally removed Denuvo from Star Wars Jedi: Survivor<\/u><\/a> in September, for instance) but forgoing it outright is a little more unusual. EA didn’t say why it opted to take a pass on DRM like Denuvo, but I’ve asked and will update if anyone explains.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, we also have the hardware requirements, and the good news on that front is that Veilguard will be playable on a relatively low-tier rig<\/u><\/a> as long as you’re not expecting the highest possible graphical fidelity.<\/p>\n

“Players with high-end rigs will be able to take advantage of our suite of Ray Tracing features and uncapped frame rates,” EA said. “For the minimum PC specs, we focused on making the game as accessible to as many people as possible.” That seems like a reasonable approach.<\/p>\n

So, to the numbers!<\/p>\n

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Ray Tracing Off<\/h2>\n

Minimum (1080p\/30 fps, graphics preset low) <\/strong><\/p>\n