They already have it running and functional. It must still need more work because it’s opt-in for developers, and they don’t have the confidence to enable it on Fortnite.
I suspect it’s getting attention now because Steam is showing decent numbers on Linux. Way better than when they first shelved the anti-cheat.
They are trialing it with Rocket League which they updated to use EAC without dropping linux support.
I just hope the Linux growth doesn’t stagnate due to the insane PC market right now and the potentially DoA steam machine, otherwise alot of this development could go to waste.
and they don’t have the confidence to enable it on Fortnite.
Tbh, I’m not convinced it’s that. I think it’s just Tim Swiney not being able to eat crow after bashing Linux for so long, especially after Valve has invested so much into Linux
If it’s not a technical problem, Epic is taking cash under the table from NinMicroSony to keep their platforms relevant. That wouldn’t surprise me either.
They already have it running and functional. It must still need more work because it’s opt-in for developers, and they don’t have the confidence to enable it on Fortnite.
I suspect it’s getting attention now because Steam is showing decent numbers on Linux. Way better than when they first shelved the anti-cheat.
They are trialing it with Rocket League which they updated to use EAC without dropping linux support.
I just hope the Linux growth doesn’t stagnate due to the insane PC market right now and the potentially DoA steam machine, otherwise alot of this development could go to waste.
Tbh, I’m not convinced it’s that. I think it’s just Tim Swiney not being able to eat crow after bashing Linux for so long, especially after Valve has invested so much into Linux
Then he cries about valve having a monopoly after he can’t catch up.
Tim isn’t anti-monopoly. He’s just mad that it’s someone else
Tim “steam is a monopoly and must be destroyed because of it”
Also Tim “windows being a monopoly is fine actually and we should do nothing to support alternatives”
Tim Sweeney’s opinions end where his financial interests begin, and Microsoft pays him a lot every month for Fortnite on Game Pass.
If it’s not a technical problem, Epic is taking cash under the table from NinMicroSony to keep their platforms relevant. That wouldn’t surprise me either.
They’ve supported Linux for years through Unreal Engine, and the first thing they did when they bought EAC was give it Linux compatibility.
The first thing they did when they bought Rocket League was to remove Linux support, though
Iirc, they have 2 versions of epic anti cheat and the one used in fortnite doesn’t have the Linux support.
The kernal one doesn’t support Linux but you imagine a Linux build would include the other one just like any other non-Windows build.