Meaning: You have up to the 1st of October to buy/download the game and make a backup of it somewhere.

In an all digital world, it's a bad PR move, but at least, we have that option.

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Quoting: Purple Library GuyI don't trust Acer. I recently bought an Acer laptop for some reason and was reminded of why I don't trust Acer.

Not really surprised... It should be a matter of time before DELL joins the fray with an Alienware handheld... But the price?! :wink:

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Windows 11... When will they learn? Pfff...

This said, when fully supported by a Linux handheld distro... I'm so fed up with Asus, I would give it a shot first, but I'll wait for the Steam Deck 2.

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Quoting: eldarion

Quoting: Mohandevir

Quoting: eldarionAnd this is why you should not rent a game (which is what you do when purchase anything on steam).

Please explain because, from my point of view, you will get this forced update, no matter where you bought the game, else you will get blocked from playing the game. It's not a renting or Steam issue, it's a live service game issue.

I was not referring to online games in particular, but the state of gaming in general. I'm sorry to bring this to you, Steam Deck lovers, but steam is an aweful store. You, as an open source OS users should know that. Or maybe not, if all you care is Steam Deck itself (no matter if it runs Linux, windows or temple OS).

I beg to differ, but I respect your point of view.

I have no intentions of starting that old debate again.

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Quoting: CatKiller

Quoting: MohandevirBad wording from my part, I should have used "Windows" instead of "Microsoft", I admit. My bad.

On the happy side, Linux has advantages over Windows for gaming. Games can run better on Linux even when they aren't built, or optimised, or tested, for Linux, and it's much easier to put together a controller-friendly interface using the abstractions of the Linux ecosystem than it is to do the same in the integrated Windows ecosystem.

...And there is another thing to take into account, I do not have statistics to back this, but many PC gamers are DIY builders. Windows doesn't come preinstalled on these PC. If Valve releases a desktop version of SteamOS, it might lure a couple of them to our side. It's already begun.

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Quoting: CatKillerAfter they've got their iOS and Android stores to tie in with their DirectX box store and their Windows store, seeded with the biggest games in the industry... Everyone who buys a computer already having the Microsoft store and a Microsoft account

:sick:

Please! Stop! I'm going to throw up! :grin:

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Quoting: CatKillerIt's not the only advantage. They've also got a subscription service, their own console line, and hundreds of game studios (including the - by far - largest ever gaming industry acquisition)

Yeah ok. We were talking about OS only, technologically speaking, but yeah, in a business sense, MS is much bigger than that. Still, MS games are on Steam and are quite nearly all playable on the Steam Deck/Linux Desktop, last time I checked? This is what we were talking about.

Edit:

Quoting: MohandevirUnfortunately, you are right about that. It's probably the only advantage that Microsoft still got over Linux, in gaming.

Bad wording from my part, I should have used "Windows" instead of "Microsoft", I admit. My bad.

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Quoting: eldarionAnd this is why you should not rent a game (which is what you do when purchase anything on steam).

Please explain because, from my point of view, you will get this forced update, no matter where you bought the game, else you will get blocked from playing the game. It's not a renting or Steam issue, it's a live service game issue.

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Quoting: enigmaxg2

Quoting: MohandevirLet's just hope Microsoft end up locking them out of kernel access, just to make this a complete waste of time and money, for EA.

I guess that won't happen anytime soon (unless something EXTREMELY BAD happens, like a massive exploit and/or data breach), since -on purpose or not-, this allows M$ to gatekeep gaming and prevent desktop Linux and Linux-based handhelds to reach their maximum potential.

Unfortunately, you are right about that. It's probably the only advantage that Microsoft still got over Linux, in gaming. They will probably cling to it as long as possible even if giving kernel access to a game, which is absolutely not an essential service, doesn't make sense.

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Quoting: Pyrate

Quoting: MohandevirIf Microsoft goes forward with this idea, all kernel level anticheats might become a thing of the past.

Unfortunately, it looks like this will go down the same path as when it happened years ago, where third party kernel rootkit authors will rightfully point out that Microsoft has an advantage if it kicks all other AV software off the kernel but its own.

Unless there's been developments on this that I missed?

In fact, there could be this piece of info:

"Industry analysts believe that limiting kernel access where possible makes sense."

https://www.csoonline.com/article/3483641/crowdstrike-backs-microsofts-demand-for-reducing-kernel-level-access.html [External Link]

For games, it's totally possible, imo, but I'm not Microsoft. :wink:

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