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Nearly 90% of Windows Games now run on Linux, latest data shows — as Windows 10 dies, gaming on Linux is more viable than ever (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/games@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.nz/post/29912814

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[–] 15 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Sure, but from the end user perspective, it doesn't matter whose fault it is - the result is you can't play a game you otherwise just can in Windows. We know it's their fault.

If you never play any games with anticheat that's fine, but all it takes is one game, and then later another, and then later another, to make Linux a dealbreaker for many gamers. These are not unpopular games.

It can be the whole difference between someone sticking with Windows but itching to make the switch, and someone actually making the switch.

What good is 90% of games working if you have 3 games that you really want to play that don't work?

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  • [–] 14 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    What good are those 3 games you want to play if they don’t work on the OS you want to use?

    It’s just a matter of priority, about 8 years ago, I just made the decision to not play a game if it doesn’t work on Linux.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    The game doesn't become inherently less enjoyable just because your system doesn't meet the requirements to run it.

    There is a big problem in having to change your worldview so that no longer being able to enjoy a game you wanted to experience becomes a non-issue.

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  • [–] 9 points 10 months ago*

    I 100% get what you are saying. But I'm also 100% fine with voting with my wallet by not supporting game developers that demand kernel-level access to my machine.

    Think about the EA stuff. You install one of their games, and now Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner* have kernel-level access to your machine. Why, why the hell is that worth it for just a game?

    *I wish I was joking

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  • [–] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

    I used to be huge into Battlefield. Even on Linux, I played the shit out of BF4. But I will never be sad about avoiding kernel level anticheat. I don't even feel like I'm missing out, quite the opposite really, especially after Saudi Arabia bought out EA. Why would I ever want kernel level anything from them? They'd have to pay me.

    I guess that's all to say that I just don't play those games, and I'm better off for it. I think we should be educating other gamers on what they're sacrificing to play these games for little reduction in cheaters (BF6 has them, I've seen videos of it). Is it really worth it to have a Saudi rootkit on your computer to play that game? Are they willing to sacrifice their security, privacy, and digital freedoms so they can play a game for a couple of hours a day or week? If so, that's fine, but games that use kernel level anticheat tend to try to mask the risks of running them, which is fucked.

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