One big issue with Linux / SteamOS gaming is a lack of anti-cheat support, and it seems Electronic Arts (EA) have future plans for supporting the platform.
Currently, EA’s own Javelin Anticheat does not support Linux platforms at all. As a result games like Battlefield, EA SPORTS FC and various others simply don’t work. That may change in future though, especially with the rise of SteamOS / Steam Deck and the future Steam Machine.
As much as i am happy for those Gamrs that rely on ANti Cheat Games also being able to switch to Linux i also wanna puke my Guts out as i really hate Anti Cheat overall -.-
Anti Cheat has been and always will be the Enemy of Gamers and Gaming as whole >.>
Worst case scenario: they develop the Javelin anti-cheat as a DKMS module which has to be loaded on boot, kinda like Riot Games’ Vanguard works
Eww, EA can keep their trash to themselves…I’ve heard about all the problems that Javelin has and don’t want it anywhere near my games. Not that I play EA games these days.
A sign, perhaps, that business types see Linux as more than a novelty market demographic in the coming years.
