Don't give a shit when their attitude toward supporting games actually running on linux can best be summed up as "Fuck 'em".
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Heroic launcher has been doing just fine 🤷
It does just fine for claiming the free games and then otherwise ignoring the Epic store, which is perfection. Think I've installed about one out of fifty or so I have available, but the important thing is that Tim doesn't receive a penny.
Salut Monsieur Sweeny 
Tim Sweeney is one of the most stupid people to end up where he is.
Dude hasn't had a good take ina decade and all he has to do is make his storefront not suck but instead he funnels money toward throwing free games at people like a parent trying to win their kids affection on Christmas instead of yanno, by being a damn parent.
Epic store sucks, Tim Sweeney sucks even more.
Switching to Linux is fighting for the freedoms we have today. Every time you install Linux or use MAS you’re not giving Microsoft money, because you dislike their product. It’s the same thing as going to a farmers market instead of Whole Foods. You’re putting your consumer stamp of approval on something you find to be a better product. I won’t switch back unless windows REALLY gets their shit together.
Lmao what a take
Canada is pretty great, even more so when compared to the US.
Linux is pretty great, even more so when compared to Windows.
Comparison holds up.
As a Canadian…I don’t want to be compared to the US anymore. It’s been our excuse to get worse and worse for decades and I’m tired of it.
Also, I’m liking CachyOS. Yes it’s better than Windows(anything is), but I’m also making an effort to not say things shouldn’t be done just because I’m happier than I was.
Don't worry, when the move is complete... both will be the same. The enshittification can't be stopped.
I can absolutely see that being compared to the US it easier for people to justify bad stuff just because US whataboutism makes it easier to justify.
For what it's worth you guys always felt closer to us here in Europe than the US in a lot of ways.
This is not really the place for a big write-up, but we are horrifyingly very US-coded and most people resist any of the easy options for getting better.
Except Tim is saying not to move to either.
Oh wow that's a really stupid thing to say.
hypocrite much? isn't this the guy who has been trash talking linux for years?
Yes. The guy habitually puts his foot in his mouth
This is something we should honestly ignore and show a big fat middle finger to anything Epic ever does with Linux until Tim Sweeney is gone.
The company has been actively undermining Linux gaming for years, and they’re only switching gears because it is now convenient and profitable to do si
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All thanks the GabeN
This will never make it onto my system. GOG, Epic they can all get lost with their proprietary garbage launchers. Steam is the only one I will tolerate, because well it is Steam so not much of a choice there.
GOG? They're objectively more in line with Linux ideals then Steam will ever be, considering GOG games are 100% usable without the launcher and they didnt pioneer micro transactions
brother just lick other evil company toes
What will you do if Steam ever turns to shit? We need a diverse ecology of services, to keep then in check.
This is the correct take. Buying from one store creates a monopoly and that benefits no-one except that monopolists.
I'm really glad for all Valve has done for Linux, but Microsoft is not the monopoly it once was. Chromebooks are the new frontier and Epic is the one taking on the Play Store monopoly.
Add in GOG to the mix with their anti-DRM advocacy and I'm left with a tough choice for who I would rather my 30% store tax to go to.
Simple, look at what they invest the money in. Valve pays Proton developers and Linux support, GoG makes some ads about no DRM and invests something on preservation of games, Epic invests money on suing other companies and getting exclusives. Decide which of those is more important to you and spend money there.
Epic charges less than 30%. I think it was 10-15%. That's their whole selling point. And when I say it is their whole selling point, I do genuinely mean it, because the platform and software itself are pretty bad compared to Steam.
And their business practices as well. Bringing store exclusivity to the PC games market and paying publishers to delay launches on other stores is not something I want to support.
And they do everything they can to avoid any upgrades to their store. It took them 2 fucking years to add a cart to make multiple purchases at the same time. Before, if you wanted to buy a game and all its DLC, you had to purchase each of them separately.
I never understood why console players always get so worked up about exclusives. People say the stupidest most absolutely nonsensical things like "the PS5 has no games". What the hell do you mean?? The PS5 has lots of games, you're just salty that other people can play those games too. Why can't people just be happy that more people can enjoy the games? They have to have that feeling of superiority I suppose
IMO, the PS5 doesn't have any games that make it special in contrast to PC. Every game I have on my PS5 is also available on PC. The only console maker which really has exclusives is Nintendo, and personally I hate the concept of exclusives. It would be best if every console would have the same games. I guess nobody would buy consoles than because of their Online services BS like PS Plus which is expensive or Nintendo Switch Online which uses P2P in 2026...
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