submitted 11 months ago by Stillhart@lemm.ee to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

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Hey all!

So I switched to linux this summer and have been really enjoying it! Pretty much everything I want to play on Steam works with no issue. Everything else seems to get solved with protondb.com.

But I do miss the PC side of my Gamepass Ultimate sub. Is there any way to take advantage of that on linux? I know on Windows you need to use the Xbox app to install things and I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to add them to Steam after that as a non Steam game (couldn't find the executables or whatever).

Anyways, is there some lutris workaround or something for installing and playing Gamepass Ultimate games on linux? Or am I SOL?

Thanks!

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[-] cm0002@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Unfortunately no, game pass games are packaged and installed similarly to Windows Store apps and games and heavily relies on Windows Store APIs. Proton nor wine will likely be able to replicate it for a long time (if ever)

You only have 3 options

A dedicated machine with Windows for gaming

A Windows VM with GPU passthrough (Some games' anti-cheat systems will trigger if it detects a VM, there are ways to harden a VM against it, but it's tedious and another cat and mouse game.)

Dual boot Windows and Linux

[-] Stillhart@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Technically, I am still setup to dual boot to Windows. But now that I've been off it for months, I really don't want to go back even for "free" games. It feels like a triumph to be off it and every day I don't go back into it when I can easily dual boot feels like a big middle finger to MS. I've been finding different ways to do that since the 80's when I used DR-DOS instead of MS-DOS. :-D

[-] Raincloud@beehaw.org 7 points 11 months ago

Pretty sure the only way is cloud gaming via Edge (which, yes, has a Linux version)

[-] Stillhart@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I didn't realize there was a cloud gaming option. I have Edge installed for work stuff (Teams and Outlook web) so I'll look into that option. Thanks!

EDIT - Looked into it, works surprisingly well! EXCEPT it requires a controller. Kinda the whole reason I want to play on my computer is to use KBM, otherwise I'll just use the ol Xbox. Oh well, maybe they'll improve it in the future. It's still a beta in theory.

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