Square Enix has removed Denuvo from Octopath Traveler 2

https://lemm.ee/post/3708320

Square Enix has removed Denuvo from Octopath Traveler 2 - lemm.ee

Wait, does this mean it’ll run on the Steamdeck now?
I’m pretty sure Denuvo games have always worked on steamdeck. I think you just need to launch them once while you’re connected to the internet.
Yup, while Denuvo DRM is still an issue for many other reasons, it has been generally very Linux and Wine-friendly, especially in comparison to other popular DRM/anticheat solutions in place that explicitly block LInux users by-design, or at best change their implementation so often that it's a cat-and-mouse game keeping Wine and other layers up to date to support it.