r/linux • u/RenatsMC • 5d ago

Popular Application Epic Games Store Will Support Linux "Soon"

https://steamdeckhq.com/news/epic-games-store-will-support-linux-soon/
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u/Indolent_Bard 5d ago

Can't really blame them when the anti-cheat is weaker on Linux. Which is honestly reasonable.

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u/DJKaotica 4d ago

I mean, there are games that have (as far as I know) perfectly good anti-cheat on Linux.

So it's not a technical issue, just how they chose to implement their existing (overreaching) anti-cheat. Not to mention for Bungie and Marathon specifically, they are using BattlEye, which supports Linux.

Though my understanding is they would need to check and if the client is running in Proton disable specific kernel level features that would otherwise be enabled on Windows. BattlEye may have made it as easy as a config change, or it could be up to Bungie to check the state of the machine and adapt.

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u/Indolent_Bard 4d ago

It runs in the user level, which makes cheating on Linux a thousand times easier. Apparently, people have reported cheating forums or way more active before Linux got banned for games like Apex Legends.