Isn’t the last obstacle to switching fully to Linux as a gamer, DRM-enabled games?
With the events that has unfolded, it makes me ick everytime I use Apple and Microsoft. But I am so deeply connected to them
It’s not DRM in general, most DRM works on Linux. It’s mandatory malware (the industry calls it Kernel-level Anti-Cheat, KAC for short) that’s the problem. The malware doesn’t support Linux, which is good because it shouldn’t even exist in the first place, and refuses to work in virtual machines. It pretty much is only used in competitive FPS games.
I’ve only really run into it on f2p MMOs, and then Black Desert Online. But also I don’t really play competitive FPS games
The only issue I’ve seen is with anti cheat, like the ones Activision uses for call of duty.
It sort if solves itself though, you don’t buy games that don’t work on Linux therefore not supporting them. I ended up returning battlefield for example because booting into windows wasn’t worth it, been happy playing arc raiders instead
Anecdotal, but I’ve never had issues with DRM on Linux. Even the most hated ones like Denuvo work fine. But as others have said, the biggest issue for gaming on Linux are multiplayer games with kernel-level anti-cheat.
Oddly it’s GOG games that gave me the most trouble. Steam has gone seamlessly with just a right click to select proton in compatibility for each game.
Lutris & Wine handled GOG.
Next up is seeing if ME Legendary and AC Odyssey will fxn.
But yes, I just had a conversation with someone last week. He bought a new Windows 11 laptop because his favorite games wouldn’t work when flipped his old one over to Linux.
Try using Heroic launcher for GOG. It makes things super easy though it does not sort kernel level anti-cheat (obviously)
Have you tried the heroic launcher for your GOG games? It’s trivial to connect your account and download/install the games (and select the compatibility layer of your choice). There an option to add the games to steam too.
They’re working in Lutris now that I’ve sorted how to manually set each game up, but I’m open to trying other things. My partner did Mint with a windows partition, and I’m trying to see just how far I can get without windows. Options are good.
The only obstacle is people supporting games with DRM.
For users, yeah. This is mostly about making things easier for the distro maintainers. Especially if they upstream all their patches, as that will then trickle down to all the other distros.
The Logo looks like a dude holding his dick. So ggwp.
