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If all the games I had worked on steam os I’d switch to Linux in a heartbeat.
Which ones don't?
The ones with kernel level rootkits. I think they call it "anti cheat detection"
Its crazy to me, because if these games were designed from the ground up to have server side validation, and to share information on a needs to know basis, you wouldn't really need any advanced client side AC and the process could just monitor itself and not spy on you as a complete black box.
Yes, this would cost money up front to develop differently such that this happened, and yes it would make the miniscule server costs slightly increased (and still miniscule), but its completely doable and they don't want to, because thats more money and no one is forcing them to.
Battlefield 6
Helldivers 2
CoD
I played Helldivers 2 on Linux literally last night
I have hundreds of hours in Helldivers 2 and I haven't played a single minute on Windows.
Helldivers 2 works just fine on Linux..?
it does
Crappy sweaty games I do too enjoy respawning simulator but I just stick to bf one that I paid a fiver for