Well, they CAN (in theory) ban games with kernel level anti-cheat from their platform. It would be a harsh measure, for sure, but you could argue it with that technology being as intrusive as it is, including for Windows users.

Since most developers can not afford not being on Steam (the ones that left, all came back IIRC), it would be the end of kernel level anti cheat, forcing the devs to make their game cheat resilient instead of slapping lazy bandaid solutions on their games that really don't solve the problem either.

Will they?

Probably not.

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Tbh, I have extremely little faith in the UK government getting anything right, so I wasn't expecting it taking up a fight with American mega-corporations and drawing Trump's ire in the process.

I guess the expectation rather was to send a message to the HQs of said mega-corps, telling them to remain mindful of not creating too much ill will among gamers or risk them doing some more harm to their brand. I am pretty sure they did not expect the reaction being as harsh as it was. Most people are sheep, after all. It takes a bit for so many to show up and sign petitions like this one.

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I don't know, but I don't exactly love having to do this in real life, so I am not sure why I'd need a simulated version of it. Some of these simulator games make me go "Who'd want to play that? And why?"

But hey, to each their own. :D

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Saudi Arabia and Donald Trump's son-in-law. Okay...

So let me guess? We will never see a female protagonist in an EA game again, and loot boxes will be full of MAGA hats?

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Finally, a new Star Trek game. There are not really enough of them.

Wishlisted!

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I haven't yet tried to play it on my Deck. I know it's rated to be great on Deck, but does its relatively complex, text-heavy UI even work all that well on it?

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Got to love it! Would it be too much asked for to clone Mario and Zelda games too while they're at it? I would so love to see Nintendo go bankrupt and everybody working for that company losing their job.

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Why people install a free and open-source OS and then use a browser made by one of the most privacy-unfriendly corporations on the planet is beyond me to begin with.

As for the AI stuff: Well, it CAN make life easier, if used correctly and if people keep in mind that these things aren't perfect and never will be. And for those who don't want it - at least Firefox keep it strictly optional.

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Can't wait to see them go bankrupt. Unfortunately, too many people are still buying their garbage. Despite they haven't made a great AAA game in decades. Gosh, they're already drooling for BF6 as if there wouldn't be 100 games just like it already out there.

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You can literally ask a search engine to do that conversion for you in 5 seconds flat.

Lazy, much?

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