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I'm saying that the companies that make these games, many have been swallowed up by MSFT, so it would fantasy to believe they're going to change their position

I'm saying that the companies that make these games, many have been swallowed up by MSFT, so it would fantasy to believe they're going to change their position or hire people to make changes to a game that is a decade old. Kernel level cheat engines (not VAC) will catch you on a different OS 100% of the time. EAC is vastly more popular for detecting in game cheating, versus VAC which scans the users computer for possible cheats and typically doesn't work well when it comes to preventing cheating if at all. Many companies invest heavily in kernel level anti-cheat and having to support multiple OS's when the other two big OS's account for less 0.5% of the profit, I just don't see business folk lining up to ensure non-windows users can play video games given the fact it's probably Microsoft making or publishing the game in some capacity.

FridgeSeal 3y ago
Even EAC has Linux support though, and enabling Linux support basically amounts to a config change for devs.
- bastardoperator 3y ago
  It does, but they're not kernel modules and run in userspace so no game studio that values their game or protecting players from cheaters uses it, and it is not just a config change.
  - ok_dad 3y ago
    There isn't any reason it can't be a kernel module, it could even be dynamically loaded if you wanted to. Anyways, from what I am seeing from tech trends, the future is multi-platform, and it's only becoming easier to code for everything all at once. Smart people are taking time and energy to research things like WASM and APE (which supports Cosmopolitan Libc), not to mention long-running initiatives such as containerization, the various JS engines and other languages which run anywhere, etc. Even with ARM vs x86 happening, software runs cross-platform more and more.
  - FridgeSeal 3y ago
    I’m not sure whether you’re aware of this, but EAC is a joke anyway. It’s pretty ineffectual, and often causes more problems for legitimate players than cheaters. At least having devs enable it would enable Linux users to play without obstacles.
dmonitor 3y ago
There are a few Microsoft games that have received patches to enhance Linux (Steam Deck) support, like the Halo game collection. Could change if Linux numbers on Steam hit double digits, though.

FridgeSeal 3y ago

Even EAC has Linux support though, and enabling Linux support basically amounts to a config change for devs.

bastardoperator 3y ago
It does, but they're not kernel modules and run in userspace so no game studio that values their game or protecting players from cheaters uses it, and it is not just a config change.
- ok_dad 3y ago
  There isn't any reason it can't be a kernel module, it could even be dynamically loaded if you wanted to. Anyways, from what I am seeing from tech trends, the future is multi-platform, and it's only becoming easier to code for everything all at once. Smart people are taking time and energy to research things like WASM and APE (which supports Cosmopolitan Libc), not to mention long-running initiatives such as containerization, the various JS engines and other languages which run anywhere, etc. Even with ARM vs x86 happening, software runs cross-platform more and more.
- FridgeSeal 3y ago
  I’m not sure whether you’re aware of this, but EAC is a joke anyway. It’s pretty ineffectual, and often causes more problems for legitimate players than cheaters. At least having devs enable it would enable Linux users to play without obstacles.

dmonitor 3y ago

There are a few Microsoft games that have received patches to enhance Linux (Steam Deck) support, like the Halo game collection. Could change if Linux numbers on Steam hit double digits, though.