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> Games work beautifully with proton.

Most of the popular FPS games require anti-cheat software that does not work in Linux :(




I only really play single player, but I have run into this too. This is a great resource to keep track of progress - https://areweanticheatyet.com/


While that is generally true, as others have already reported there is progress being made. Since a few days ago, I tried installing/running Elden Ring again, which did not work when it came out due to EAC. Works flawlessly out of the box now.


>which did not work when it came out due to EAC

Nonsense. It worked on the day of release for me, on Linux. I don't know what went wrong on your side, but I played it on release day.

There were two issues, namely:

1. It crashed on start-up roughly half of the time. Not great, but survivable.

2. Swapping to a different workspace (Sway, Wayland) for an extended period of time made the game think your framerate is low, and it forced you to play offline with "FPS unsuitable for online play".

That's all. Other than that, the game experience was buttery smooth.


Soulsbornes are a great reason to keep a playstation around if you ask me. They may be porting their games to Windows these days, but their "DNA" is in console gaming and it shows.

Of course, if you play them for the experience. If you have to have 144 fps in 8k, you need to give a kidney to a video card manufacturer indeed.


And that's a good thing, I wouldn't want a game to install a rootkit on my PC.


I agree, but this means Linux is not a viable option for millions of people.


The frustration of dealing with cheaters in a game you want to play will drive you to do crazy things!


You think you're safe by running the game only?


> Most of the popular FPS games

But you don't have to play 'popular FPS games'.

There are thousands of good single player games that offer memorable experiences and tens of thousands that offer so and so experiences.

If you want to socialize, go for a beer with friends :)




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