This article goes more into how EAC for Linux is being altered. Basically EAC can run with ring 0 access on windows machines to prevent cheats, but on Linux it doesn’t have the same level of invasive access. This is better for user privacy, but also limits its ability to prevent cheating.
The upcoming EAC Linux v2 will fall into a middle ground between the two, and will require the kernel to be signed with a key Epic recognizes. The system will also have to have TPM 2.0 and secure boot enabled. I recommend reading the article for more details.
Why wouldn’t you gift a child a Steam Deck?
Apart from the price, a kid would probably destroy it pretty quickly. And I certainly wouldn’t want them playing fucking Fortnite on it.
Mine have kept theirs in good shape for multiple years. Both are under 10
That’s the case with any game console.
My six year olds do a really good job with it honestly. I had to make sure I had a decent case on it because I’ve got ADHD Gremlins with some gross motor delays so they forget not to walk around with it and drop it occasionally, and they’re not the most careful about plugging it in so I’ve had to repair the charging port once. But overall they’ve done really well in the 2 years we’ve had one.
That’s awesome.
I’m honestly pretty impressed with how sturdy it is. To have the only thing that’s failed be a charging port in two years of letting at the time 4 year olds use the things regularly is pretty impressive.
I dropped mine onto a carpeted floor from less than a metre (the one time I picked the case up by the handle was the one time I hadn’t zipped it up) and it broke one of the bumpers. Cost me $350 to repair it.
It’s good to hear that multiple people here have said their young kids are looking after them, though.