It doesn't really sound like they cracked the encryption. It sounds like they just made some file substitutions using some DRM-free files that were made too-easily available. I would consider this narrative purposely misleading in order to gain attention. The game developer messed up when releasing the demo.

On the other hand, the good news is that – solely for performance purposes – we will be able to test and see whether the Denuvo-free version of Final Fantasy XV runs better than the launch version. In short, we’ll finally have an open-world game, a game that does indeed stress modern-day CPUs, and see whether Denuvo brings any additional performance hit.

This would be interesting.

Looks like DRM isn't a massive performance virus afterall.
https://www.game-debate.c...rm-free-demo-benchmark

It always gets cracked but the real thing is far fewer people use cracked software then if no DRM was in place. I still will probably pick up the game but already have Far Cry 5 and God of War to play.