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ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

Some of the biggest games on the planet use anti-cheat that just isn’t compatible with SteamOS or any Linux distro, but lots of those people are looking for a way to play the games they enjoy without Windows.

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Joelk111@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Often it could be compatible, but the developers just don’t bother. The anit-cheat that GTAO implemented works on Linux in other games, but not GTA, because they can’t be bothered to give a fuck.

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- ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  The way that it was enabled under Proton was less secure than it was in Windows because it operated at a higher level; their inability to run it at that lower level is why they disabled it. This article means that Valve is looking at ways to grant them that lower level.
  
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  - Joelk111@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Interesting, thanks for clarifying.
    
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SpicyTaint@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I don’t disagree, but the only a suff that comes to mind is COD or some other EA shovelware.

Ultimately, if it gets more people on Linux, it’s a net positive.

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- ampersandrew@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Grand Theft Auto Online, Battlefield 6, Destiny 2, League of Legends, Valorant, Fortnite, and on and on.
  
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  - tidderuuf@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Ah, so nothing I play. Sounds good.
    
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    SpicyTaint@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Lol, I was gonna say that. I’m the wrong demographic for the affected games, apparently.
    
    Regardless, if Valve can work out a way for these games to be playable on Linux, I’m all for it.
    
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