Electronic Arts has never been friendly to Linux. I can only think of one instance where an EA studio has even tacitly helped us. With that in mind, I can’t help but feel like we’ll never see native support. And we don’t want it, anyway. These over-privileged babysitting anticheat solutions give OS-level access to less-than-trustworthy game devs and leave a gaping hole in OS security.
That’s why I’m proposing Valve start developing an open source Windows kernel and Proton virtualization scheme. Effectively, they’d have a containerized, open source version of Windows they could ship alongside games that need these anti-customer anti-cheat schemes.
I’m live on Fridays at 6:30 PM Eastern!
*Support the Show*
❯ Patreon:
❯ Merch:
❯ Humble:
❯
❯ Amazon affiliate:
⚠️ I will NEVER ask you to DM me on Telegram, WhatsApp, Signal, Discord, or any other app. ⚠️
Steam Deck accessories:
SanDisk 1 TB card:
Steam Deck Dock:
Our Production Equipment:
Merchandise:
*Elsewhere on the web:*
❯ ViewSink:
❯ Heavy Element:
❯ Mastodon:
❯ Threads:
EA’s new in-house Anticheat may screw over Deck gamers…
#ElectronicArts #SteamDeck #EAAntiCheat
[ad_2]
source
