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Games using Easy AntiCheat can opt in to Linux support. Arc Raiders runs on Linux (but not in VMs) whereas Fortnite does not, because Epic has chosen not to sup

by cedws 10mo ago

Games using Easy AntiCheat can opt in to Linux support. Arc Raiders runs on Linux (but not in VMs) whereas Fortnite does not, because Epic has chosen not to support Linux. Ironic given Tim Sweeney's supposed anti-monopoly stance.

bhargav 10mo ago
> Ironic given Tim Sweeney's supposed anti-monopoly stance. This doesn't really make sense. If you are implying he is FOR monopoly, he would want the game on every possible platform right? He loses money by not having more players playing his game.
- Hendrikto 10mo ago
  The person you replied to obviously referred to the Windows monopoly.
- Zambyte 10mo ago
  That's why it's ironic. Maybe you're missing the context of the iOS App Store case, which is why he is supposedly anti monopoly.
brookst 10mo ago
Sweeney isn’t anti-monopoly, he’s pro-Sweeney. He sees an opportunity to let others do the work and investment to build platforms, then selectively swoop in to compete once the risk and investment pay off. It’s not a bad business model if he can get the courts on his side: let others spend billions and take risks, then cherry pick the successful platforms and compete with their distribution using a cost basis that doesn’t have those up-front costs and risks.
- michaelt 10mo ago
  > He sees an opportunity to let others do the work and investment to build platforms, then selectively swoop in to compete once the risk and investment pay off. Sure. Just as long as you agree Google and Apple let others do the work and investment to develop new games, apps and media, then swoop in and demand a cut if the risk and investment pay off.
  - EA-3167 10mo ago
    They don't automatically take a cut, they only take a cut when you want to sell to their captive audience, on their hardware, using their distribution system. Wait until you hear about how the entire entertainment industry has always worked!
    - michaelt 10mo ago
      Their hardware, huh? You're right, customers don't really own an iphone, even if they've paid $1000 for it.
      - EA-3167 10mo ago
        Surely in context, and reading the most charitable interpretation, you understood that the hardware I was referring to isn’t the end user’s device.
- CamperBob2 10mo ago
  He sees an opportunity to let others do the work and investment to build platforms^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H apps, then selectively swoop in to compete once the risk and investment pay off. If that's not a flawless description of a walled-garden app store, I can't imagine what would be.
not_a9 10mo ago
> because Epic has chosen not to support Linux Because Epic doesn’t want payhack configs to be advertised in whatever leaderboards Fortnite has, like CS2 had for a while.
- cedws 10mo ago
  Fortnite is easy to run in a hypervisor and also cheaters are using hardware DMA to cheat these days anyway. The proposition that Linux enables more cheating relative to Windows is unproven.
reactordev 10mo ago
Tim Sweeney is anti other-people’s-monopoly. He’s happy to support his own.

by cedws 10mo ago

bhargav 10mo ago

> Ironic given Tim Sweeney's supposed anti-monopoly stance. This doesn't really make sense. If you are implying he is FOR monopoly, he would want the game on every possible platform right? He loses money by not having more players playing his game.

Hendrikto 10mo ago
The person you replied to obviously referred to the Windows monopoly.
Zambyte 10mo ago
That's why it's ironic. Maybe you're missing the context of the iOS App Store case, which is why he is supposedly anti monopoly.

brookst 10mo ago

Sweeney isn’t anti-monopoly, he’s pro-Sweeney. He sees an opportunity to let others do the work and investment to build platforms, then selectively swoop in to compete once the risk and investment pay off. It’s not a bad business model if he can get the courts on his side: let others spend billions and take risks, then cherry pick the successful platforms and compete with their distribution using a cost basis that doesn’t have those up-front costs and risks.

michaelt 10mo ago
> He sees an opportunity to let others do the work and investment to build platforms, then selectively swoop in to compete once the risk and investment pay off. Sure. Just as long as you agree Google and Apple let others do the work and investment to develop new games, apps and media, then swoop in and demand a cut if the risk and investment pay off.
- EA-3167 10mo ago
  They don't automatically take a cut, they only take a cut when you want to sell to their captive audience, on their hardware, using their distribution system. Wait until you hear about how the entire entertainment industry has always worked!
  - michaelt 10mo ago
    Their hardware, huh? You're right, customers don't really own an iphone, even if they've paid $1000 for it.
    - EA-3167 10mo ago
      Surely in context, and reading the most charitable interpretation, you understood that the hardware I was referring to isn’t the end user’s device.
CamperBob2 10mo ago
He sees an opportunity to let others do the work and investment to build platforms^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H apps, then selectively swoop in to compete once the risk and investment pay off. If that's not a flawless description of a walled-garden app store, I can't imagine what would be.

not_a9 10mo ago

> because Epic has chosen not to support Linux Because Epic doesn’t want payhack configs to be advertised in whatever leaderboards Fortnite has, like CS2 had for a while.

cedws 10mo ago
Fortnite is easy to run in a hypervisor and also cheaters are using hardware DMA to cheat these days anyway. The proposition that Linux enables more cheating relative to Windows is unproven.

reactordev 10mo ago

Tim Sweeney is anti other-people’s-monopoly. He’s happy to support his own.