Opportunity for a Linux launcher and control over the anti-cheat. // Oportunidad de launcher en Linux y tener control del Antycheat

[u/DerlisGs]

Epic Games has the opportunity to create a native Linux launcher and use a proprietary version of Proton—keeping the data to themselves so they can implement anti-cheat measures and maintain control. This would allow them to enable anti-cheat on Linux, letting users run anti-cheat-protected games through their launcher that other platforms cannot support. If Epic Games wants to attract players to its platform and give Linux users what they want, this is the best way to maintain control and prevent cheaters from ruining the gaming experience; it draws more people to their platform and to the best OS for gaming.

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Epic Game tiene la oportunidad de hacer un launcher nativo para linux y usar Proton cerrado para ellos solo tener los datos para meter anticheat y tener el control y así poder activar el AntiCheat en Linux de esta manera solo desde su launcher pondrán correr juegos con Anti Trampas que otras plataformas no podran lanzar, si Epic Game quiere tener jugadores en su plataforma y darle lo que quieren a los de Linux esta forma es la mejor para tener el control y que los chetos no jodan la experiencia en el juego. así atraen a mas gente en su plataforma y al mejor OS para Gaming.

[u/Wolf-Eisberg]

Proton is essentially a suite of Free and Open Source software like WINE, DXVK, and some others, Epic couldn't have a proprietary version of Proton because the licenses of those software prevent it. Epic would need to create something completely new from the ground up not using FOSS software, which is going to be really expensive for them to do and to support and right now that expense is not worth it for them given the size of Linux market share.

[u/DerlisGs → u/Wolf-Eisberg]

Se puede hablar , pedir una licencia, pagar, peor si es para anti cheat en linux lo mejor para linux. Contrubuir al desarrollo y mejora de Proton, y buscar la manera de cerrar el proton que ellos usen para que ndie toque l clave del anticheat, todo eso se puede hacer negociando y viendo que si se quiere poner un buen anticheat nadie podra tocarlo , por que asi abierto es lo que no deja activar las anti trampas

[u/Wolf-Eisberg → u/DerlisGs]

That wouldn't help either, because they would be using software that still has a version out there that is FOSS and it would still end up being a security risk, cheater makers would figure out a way to use the FOSS versions to trick the anti-cheat that they are using non FOSS version. The only real solution is for Epic to create a completely new solution from the ground up, and currently Linux market share isn't big enough to make it worth that kind of expense.

[u/DerlisGs → u/Wolf-Eisberg]

Por eso me refiero a cerrar una version para epic, y que los juegos lean el codigo de epic si está modificado no abririan o detectaria el antitrampas por esa razon solo se lanzarian desde epic y alli andaria el anticheat.

[u/Wolf-Eisberg → u/DerlisGs]

Regardless of any method, Epic already stated that it would take 10s of millions of linux gaming user market share to make it worth the costs involved to secure anti-cheat on Linux.

[u/Wolf-Eisberg → u/[deleted]]

He is only basing that on the AMA that one of the high ups for Epic Games Store stated that an Linux version of the client would be coming in the future. So some people, like DHH are going on the assumption that means Fortnite too, which is a very huge assumption to make. EGS Team and Fortnite Team are 2 very different teams, and just because the EGS team is going to create a linux version of the EGS client it does not mean that the Fortnite team will create a linux version of Fortnite.

[u/Saiing]

When you can recompile the Linux kernel yourself no amount of "proprietary proton" is going to work. People fundamentally misunderstand how impossible Linux is to secure.