It's only a matter of time before more and more EA published games move over to EA Anti-Cheat, and now Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 is set to get it.
Currently rated as Playable on Steam Deck and Gold on ProtonDB, an update planned for March 2024 will entirely break it on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux. Announced on the EA website, they said they've "identified an issue affecting our Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 PC players" and so "to create a safe and fair experience for all players, we will be rolling out an update in March 2024 that will transition PVZGW2 for PC over to EA Anticheat".
In the post they clearly say "With this update, we will be ending support for Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 for PC on Windows 7, 8, 8.1 operating systems. Additionally, Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 will not run on the native Steam OS for Steamdeck with this update."
So players on Steam Deck / Linux will be left with a broken game. Concerning for many reasons, because once again it shows developers can and will just break their games on certain platforms - even when put through Steam Deck Verified by Valve, it's not a guarantee that the games will continue working unless the developers support the platforms directly.
EA Anti-Cheat is the cause of other games not working too including EA SPORTS FC 24. How long before they include it in other games, like Apex Legends, which is currently Steam Deck Verified?
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Quoting: BlackBloodRumIndeed. But this is why so many of us for years have opposed DRM and tried to call attention to such tactics. But alas, most people don't listen, "it won't affect me.".As Thomas Hesse of Sony once famously opined, "Most people don’t even know what a rootkit is, so why should they care about it?".
I don't really care about newer games but this might really suck. I enjoyed Battlefield 1 until now but it's probably ready for the chopping block.
Quoting: PenglingAs Thomas Hesse of Sony once famously opined, "Most people don’t even know what a rootkit is, so why should they care about it?".Famous last words I hope. Before they put the blindfold on and gave him his final cigarette?
Quoting: whizseFamous last words I hope. Before they put the blindfold on and gave him his final cigarette?Sony/BMG then unironically went on to infringe on the copyrights of various GPL'ed projects and then used pirated software within the company, with as much as 47% of what they were using at the time believed to have been pirated.
Never forget!
Last edited by Pengling on 15 February 2024 at 4:24 pm UTC
Quoting: Geppeto35Lost in Random is quite a nice game also.
I played through that one recently, and enjoyed it as well; I think the stupid EA launcher broke a couple times during my playthrough, but at least Valve got it working again quickly.
Quoting: PenglingSony/BMG then unironically went on to infringe on the copyrights of various GPL'ed projects and then used pirated software within the company, with as much as 47% of what they were using at the time believed to have been pirated.
Ever notice how those who fuss the loudest usually end up being guilty of what they are fussing about?
Mohandevir Feb 15
Quoting: PhlebiacQuoting: PenglingSony/BMG then unironically went on to infringe on the copyrights of various GPL'ed projects and then used pirated software within the company, with as much as 47% of what they were using at the time believed to have been pirated.
Ever notice how those who fuss the loudest usually end up being guilty of what they are fussing about?
Yup! Because they are doing it, they assume everybody is doing the same. Kind of a way to normalize their behaviour?
Quoting: BlackBloodRumWell, this is the core of the problem. A lot of these anti-cheats are not limited to the online aspects (as one might hope) but rather apply to the title as a whole, so it's highly likely that this anti-cheat will stop the game working lock, stock, and barrel.Ah, yes, those little bastards. They kidnapped Santa Claus, I can see them getting involved with DRM and anti-cheat.
Quoting: PenglingWell, that's the key, isn't it? GPL'ed projects. For big corporations, if a copyright, or property of any kind, isn't in the hands of somebody very rich and being used to enrich them further, it's not really property and they should be able to grab it.Quoting: whizseFamous last words I hope. Before they put the blindfold on and gave him his final cigarette?Sony/BMG then unironically went on to infringe on the copyrights of various GPL'ed projects and then used pirated software within the company, with as much as 47% of what they were using at the time believed to have been pirated.
Never forget!
Last edited by Purple Library Guy on 15 February 2024 at 8:11 pm UTC
Quoting: PhlebiacEver notice how those who fuss the loudest usually end up being guilty of what they are fussing about?
Quoting: Purple Library GuyWell, that's the key, isn't it? GPL'ed projects. For big corporations, if a copyright, or property of any kind, isn't in the hands of somebody very rich and being used to enrich them further, it's not really property and they should be able to grab it.Exactly, both of you.
I always think of the Sony thing whenever some corporation is pushing DRM and anti-cheat rootkits - I reckon it's a pretty fair guess that they themselves are not willing to drink the same poison they're pushing on others. Of course, Sony really was a special case - "Data security? Oh, plaintext'll do for the peons.". Anyone remember that one?
Last edited by Pengling on 16 February 2024 at 3:07 am UTC
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