Comment on What Would You Like To See Improved in GNU/Linux?
KpntAutismus@lemmy.world 1 year ago
i wanna use the stuff i bought for windows, like my streamdeck (i’m aware that there’s an FOSS app already), or my Thrustmaster steering wheel. Working together with big game companies to bring anticheat-protected games to linux would be awesome, but not something a single dev would be able to easily do.
my steering wheel and my stream deck are really holding me back right now. not using linux currently, but i’d have to boot into windows anytime i want to crash some cars in beam.ng
KISSmyOS@lemmy.world 1 year ago
More importantly, not something a Linux dev can do. At this point it’s a decision by the game publishers to actively block the game from running on Linux
KpntAutismus@lemmy.world 1 year ago
the question is: can we talk it out? what do the game devs have to gain from the game not running on linux? could the game being able to run on linux boost sales slightly?
this topic is really about being reasonable and not immediately bursting out into “big company bad”
KISSmyOS@lemmy.world 1 year ago
They don’t think it’s worthwhile to devote manpower to testing whether the anticheat engine works reliably on Linux. If Linux users can circumvent it, it ruins the fun for the majority of users. The safer option is to cut out 2% of the market.