GOG.com aren't the same company they used to be... I used to buy all of my games through them, but there's so many games they just don't have these days; and it's not uncommon for them to delist games (hell, half my library has been delisted!).

There was a time they actively pushed for new Linux titles, too... But now, most of their Linux stuff is "shovelware" and there is a HUGE list of games that have a Linux version elsewhere, but not on GOG.com.

I've not seen it myself, but apparently some of their titles even have DRM these days - which is in stark contrast to one of the early goals of GOG.com (the other big one being "old" games, which they sort-of adhere to still).

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Yeah, Valve Software will be at PAX Australia to tell us that they're going to release the Steam Deck locally in 2048... Meanwhile, everybody else - from two-bit nobodies through to billion dollar multinationals - can release their wares in a tenth of the time that Valve Software can, and generate a profit in the process!

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Wait, Grand Theft Auto V had working multiplayer under Linux-based operating systems?

I certainly hope this is a mistake, but I would quickly buy the game on PC if this in fact works with multiplayer gaming.,. I only really play multiplayer games on my consoles; but I've been sort-of looking for multiplayer games to play on my new gaming laptop, and this would fit the bill nicely.

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Quoting: PyrateIf Nvidia gave 1.5 shits and make a not-embarrassing driver, I would say the experience across the board would infact be piss easy, plug and play.

What do you mean?

I have an entire house full of computers, one of which is fairly recent and the other which was bought only a few weeks ago, and NVIDIA drivers work flawlessly on every one of them that has an NVIDIA GPU... There's a reason I actually prefer to purchase laptops with NVIDIA hardware, these days.

My new laptop - which is what is mentioned on my profile - even runs everything in my Steam Library on the highest possible settings without missing a beat.

In the distant past I had problems with NVIDA drivers on an occasional basis, such as it screwing up the desktop environment if certain driver versions were selected... But I haven't seen that issue in, say, 10+ years.

Quoting: mr-victory

Quoting: LoudTechieSecure boot, trust zone, tpms

If a game demands a signed kernel/OS/whatever then what's the point of using Linux? The freedom is gone.

The same could be said of Google Android, as this exact scenario applies with many, many applications...

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Quoting: MalIhmo security incidents on windows will keep repeating and sooner or later it will become obvious to the masses as well the dangers of running stuff inside the kernel.

Nothing will change.

Microsoft Windows operating systems have been the inferior choice when it comes to security for as long as Windows operating systems have been around, yet people still use them... Then also consider that for the last few "Windows" operating systems, Microsoft has been tracking pretty much everything its users see or do on "their" computers, throwing privacy completely out the window (no pun intended); and again, people continue to use Windows operating systems en mass.

Irrespective of what Microsoft do from here, their operating system will continue to be a poster boy for being insecure and anti-privacy, with tens of millions of sheep continuing to use it, regardless of these flaws.

Quoting: GuestLinux is still too hard for the non-technical people to use; it’s better than it was, but not quite there yet.

Ugh. I hate it when people parrot this claim. :angry:

Many modern Linux-based operating systems are just as easy to use as a typical Microsoft Windows operating system these days (certain distros could probably even claim they're easier to use!), and one can get by without ever touching Terminal or doing anything unusually "technical"... The option is still there of course, and many Linux users (myself included) prefer to use Terminal and things like that; but in 99% of cases, you can get by just fine without ever going down that path.

What needs to happen is that the Linux Community needs to shakes this "It's so technical most everyday users can't use it" reputation, because it's a reputation that's simply not true anymore.

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Quoting: pleasereadthemanualBut is the anticheat as effective as the Windows' counterpart? This has consistently been the reason companies provide for not enabling Linux support. And why both BattlEye and EAC make it optional—it's not as effective.

Well that's on the developers of said anti-cheat software, if it's not as effective... If the anti-cheat software is not as effective as under a Microsoft Windows-based operating system, then the developers just aren't putting in as much effort for the Linux version.

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Yeah, but the thing is, as I understand it, a lot of the anti-cheat systems actually support Linux-based operating systems natively - and that includes the one used by Fortnite.

A big part of the problem is that companies like Epic Games are just Microsoft sheep and as such, are anti-Linux for no particular reason.

Well, if I had to take a guess, I'd say some "encouragement" cough cough financial incentives or bribes cough cough from Microsoft probably play a big part of the reason to blindly follow Microsoft and be so anti-Linux... But this is of course, purely speculative, even if it's probably right.

Quoting: MohandevirThis said, It feels like the best solution that would give control to the devs, for Linux anti-cheat, is probably through a native linux client.

A lot of the anti-cheat systems already support Linux-based operating systems natively... It's just that developers - Epic Games being an obvious example - choose not to use them and thus not to support Linux-based operating systems.

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Quoting: childermassFor Horizon Zero Dawn, on the Steam page it says "Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA: Horizon Zero Dawn EULA". How big of a downside is that? I'd been staying away from HZD because I didn't want anything like Denuvo DRM. However, I notice that that's listed separately on other games, e.g. Prince of Persia The Lost Crown explicitly says "Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: Denuvo Anti-Tamper" and "Requires 3rd-Party Account: Ubisoft Account (Supports Linking to Steam Account)". I guess this means HZD doesn't have that.

I know I definitely want to avoid anything with 3rd-party DRM such as Denuvo, or anything rootkit-like, but what are the downsides of either "Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA" (for HZD for example) or "Requires 3rd-Party Account"? Are they technical/security/performance problems (especially in Proton), or is it 'just' the inconvenience of having an extra EULA or an extra account to set up?

When you start the game for the first time, there's a lengthy EULA (or was it two?)... And like most people, I didn't bother reading it; I just clicked "accept".

But there's no requirement for a PlayStation account or anything (for now!), which is apparently something some of Sony Computer Entertainment's other games on PC require.

Edit: I just booted up the game and checked - I was right, but I was missing one crucial detail... It asks you if you want to allow partial or complete data collection, and you can change this later in the menu, if you want to.

Basically one option collects minimal data (hardware and crash data, etc...), the other one collects all sorts of stuff (how you use the game, etc...).

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At this point, Sony may as well just give up on the PlayStation consoles and stick to PC exclusively... Especially when you consider the price of the new PlayStation 5 Pro.

Of course, a universal platform - such as a PC running SteamOS - makes a lot more sense to both consumers and businesses than dedicated consoles anyway... But that's a discussion for another day.

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I might have to pick myself up a Steam Deck then... Oh, wait - it's still not available in most countries. :angry:

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