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Epic Games Launcher preview arrives - Native Linux support, Fortnite for Linux is coming and upgraded Easy Anti-Cheat (www.gamingonlinux.com)
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I must admit - I am thoroughly shocked that not only are they doing it, but they're actually going all the way to get their main game of Fortnite with upgraded Easy Anti-Cheat running on Linux too. Although, they're going all-in with AI, and even mentioned the new app has been "vibe coded".

I mean it's Linux gaming support even if it is Epic but that AI comment, yeah....

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[–] 3 points 1 day ago* (6 children)

Even though I don't use Epic Games/play games with anticheat, I'm pretty excited about this. If Fortnite finds success with an anticheat on Linux, there's a good chance that other major players will follow suit. The #1 reason to not switch to Linux I have seen from gamers is that they can't play multiplayer games that require anticheat, and a ton of them use Fortnite as an example.

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  • [–] 2 points 20 hours ago (5 children)

    If Fortnite finds success with an anticheat on Linux, there's a good chance that other major players will follow suit.

    No, that's a fucking problem. Proliferation of intrusive anticheat on any OS is a bad thing.

    The #1 reason to not switch to Linux I have seen from gamers is that they can't play multiplayer games that require anticheat

    Then let them suffer with Microslop until they get some self respect

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  • [–] 2 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

    What a sad way to think. I personally want everyone on Linux and everything to have Linux support. That doesn't mean I want kernel-modifying anticheat (That's not even what is being used for Fortnite compatibility, and would never get accepted into the kernel to begin with,) but it does mean that some of the things I deem less desirable also get Linux support. But I see that as a necessary step for the next stage in Linux desktop's growth. Why must we ask people to give up the things they enjoy to get out from under an evil, mismanaged company's thumb?

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  • [–] 2 points 4 hours ago (1 child)

    I personally want everyone on Linux and everything to have Linux support.

    The problem is that some these companies are toxic as fuck and will do everything they can to enshittify Linux if given time.

    Kernel-level access isn't a thing on Linux for now, but Epic will do everything they can to try to make it possible.

    Why must we ask people to give up the things they enjoy to get out from under an evil, mismanaged company's thumb?

    The reason is because the "thing they enjoy" is owned and operated by another evil, mismanaged company. They can drop 2+ evil companies

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  • [–] 2 points 3 hours ago

    Eh, that's not really a concern to me. There isn't a way to enshittify open source. Even if they could somehow convince the maintainers of the base kernel to shoehorn in some kernel-level garbage (which is insanely unlikely, it goes against everything Linux stands for), there will always be a fork of the kernel that ignores problematic changes but keeps the actual improvements.

    As for the dropping 2 evil companies, I agree, but one is just a game. The game itself is predatory and problematic, but on Linux, outside of the actual game itself, it's harmless. One program that is screwing you over is much better than your entire operating system.

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