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Linux gamers on Steam finally cross over the 3% mark (www.gamingonlinux.com)
submitted 5 months ago by cm0002@infosec.pub to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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[–] TheBannedLemming@lemmy.world 16 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

I would say the next biggest hurdle that Linux gaming has to overcome besides market saturation is the compatibility with Triple-A multiplayer games and getting major developers on board. Franchises like Call of Duty, Battlefield, and Rainbow Six Siege make up a large percentage of the hard-core video game player base and are incompatible with Linux due to their Windows level cornel anti-cheat or similar issues.

[–] placatedmayhem@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

Yup. Some are doing well (like Microsoft with Halo, surprisingly...), others are actively denying doing anti-cheat on Linux. Here's the website to track them:

https://areweanticheatyet.com/

[–] stephen01king@piefed.zip 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

We only just got AAAA gaming, and you're taking about 9A gaming already?

[–] TheBannedLemming@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

There, I fixed it. But we all know that such terminology is nothing but a marketing gimic. And any such AAAA games has been over budget and underwhelming.