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Valve hopes the Steam Machine will make devs pay more attention to Linux anti-cheat support (www.pcguide.com)

submitted 2 days ago by cm0002@no.lastname.nz to c/steam@programming.dev

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Steam Machine’s upcoming release means more people will be playing games on Linux, specifically SteamOS. The idea of ditching Windows for gaming is becoming more attractive, as the Steam Machine is first-party desktop-level hardware that’s optimized for Linux-based SteamOS. The biggest hurdle for Linux gamers right now is a lack of support for many anti-cheats – particular those that require kernel-level access. But with the release of the Machine, Valve hopes game devs take notice.

Steam Machine seems to getting the most attention out of Valve’s latest hardware launches. The Steam creators announced the new console-like mini PC alongside the Steam Frame VR headset and new Steam Controller. Even the Frame runs on SteamOS, which means Valve now has a trio of first-party hardware on Linux (including the Steam Deck handheld).

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[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago

I somehow doubt it, theres still no good solution to anticheat on Linux

[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 days ago

Yeah, me too.

[–] SGG@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I hope it does, either with direct ports or improved proton compatibility.

I run windows because I have work tools that don't work in Linux, like our remote access tools. But if I could I would swap over. It's not worth it having seperate machines or installs for me.