I must admit - I am thoroughly shocked that not only are they doing it, but they’re actually going all the way to get their main game of Fortnite with upgraded Easy Anti-Cheat running on Linux too. Although, they’re going all-in with AI, and even mentioned the new app has been “vibe coded”.
I mean it’s Linux gaming support even if it is Epic but that AI comment, yeah…
Even though I don’t use Epic Games/play games with anticheat, I’m pretty excited about this. If Fortnite finds success with an anticheat on Linux, there’s a good chance that other major players will follow suit. The #1 reason to not switch to Linux I have seen from gamers is that they can’t play multiplayer games that require anticheat, and a ton of them use Fortnite as an example.
No, that’s a fucking problem. Proliferation of intrusive anticheat on any OS is a bad thing.
Then let them suffer with Microslop until they get some self respect
What a sad way to think. I personally want everyone on Linux and everything to have Linux support. That doesn’t mean I want kernel-modifying anticheat (That’s not even what is being used for Fortnite compatibility, and would never get accepted into the kernel to begin with,) but it does mean that some of the things I deem less desirable also get Linux support. But I see that as a necessary step for the next stage in Linux desktop’s growth. Why must we ask people to give up the things they enjoy to get out from under an evil, mismanaged company’s thumb?