THE FINALS gets a huge upgrade for Season 8, plus anti-cheat changes confirmed

THE FINALS is a popular online shooter which has the anti-cheat enabled for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck and with Season 8 it has a lot new.

Currently, you'll need Proton Experimental to play it due to it having fixes for some crashes during matches. This and more is noted on our dedicated anti-cheat page. Changes are coming though. They've announced that they'll be moving forward with Denuvo Anti-Cheat (not Denuvo DRM) as their previous testing was a success. It will be an incremental rollout, so more systems will see it over time.

They've also "asked VAIIYA to build a solution for us, which is a complicated and time consuming effort" and on top of that they're also partnering with Anybrain and have "rolled out their solution to a small percentage of our playerbase as a test with plans to continue throughout Season 8".

As per their previous announcements we've covered on GamingOnLinux, they do plan to keep Linux compatibility going.

See the trailer for Season 8 below:

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Some of what's new includes:

• New weapons.
• An instant replay mode.
• A new match recap.
• Improved level destruction with knock-on effects.
• New pre-made characters for new players to help ease people in.
• Tutorial upgrades.
• Faster game loading times.
• Head2Head is now a permanent game mode.
• And lots more.