• mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works
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    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

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      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”

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        Tim Sweeney’s opinions end where his financial interests begin, and Microsoft pays him a lot every month for Fortnite on Game Pass.

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      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.

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      They’ve supported Linux for years through Unreal Engine, and the first thing they did when they bought EAC was give it Linux compatibility.

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        The first thing they did when they bought Rocket League was to remove Linux support, though