@gamingonlinux omg, the decades old argument of: "gne gne gne, linux is for hackers!"

@gamingonlinux How much do you think Microsoft paid EA to say and do this?

@gamingonlinux So this impacts "...a small number of Apex players" and yet is supposed to meaningfully reduce instances of cheating? Something doesn't quite add up to me.

@gamingonlinux "too many car crashes on M1, let's close it!"

@gamingonlinux Another game I will never touch again. EA is garbage. Won't be playing anything else from that awful company anytime soon.

@gamingonlinux and nothing was lost - I have plenty of other things I can play. Bye bye apex.

@gamingonlinux what a shame, the one multiplayer game I was playing consistently. 🥲

@gamingonlinux I was JUST THE OTHER DAY considering coming back to Apex, haven't played a fun BR with my friends in a while... guess that's not happening.

I can't wait to see how this makes little to no difference in preventing cheaters from cheating in their game. But at least they tried, right?

@gamingonlinux “Our dev team wanted to provide a bit more context…” read: We can’t be bothered or don’t know how to figure out anti-cheat on Linux.

Whilst I agree with your comment Valve probably need to do something, so do game developers. The Steam Deck has made Linux more mainstream and developers can just keep making excuses now. Well they can I guess…

@gamingonlinux let's eliminate the cheater problem once and for all - block it from running on Windows as well!

@gamingonlinux so, game devs are falling back to their stance when Proton became popular: "but-but we can't install spyware on Linux, so we will block it completely!"

I can't remember now but I have a vague memory that some game banned Linux and the number of cheaters remained the same after the ban...

@gamingonlinux is there any chance to get some statistics from these companies? Something more than "linux open, cheats bad"?
I would really like to take a look at these. Without any data it just feels like empty marketing words to me.

@gamingonlinux It is sad that list of Pvp competive games is getting shorter. Pretty much only available games are from Valve, Blizzard (switch is Microsoft now so I am worried for those games) and few random one like Guild Wars.

Also FaceIt is core part of some games like CSGO, so even if game is supported on Linux that doesn't mean that the "hardcore comp" is available.

@gamingonlinux damn, these are what your replies r like? no wonder ppl complain about masto being annoying Linux nerds

(You obviously are used to covering this space, but even so they're doing way too much 😮‍💨)

@gamingonlinux users can still play Apex Legends on Steam Deck "if the user opts to install Windows."
I think this decision sucks and encouraging the use of Windows also sucks. Is this an accessible option on the SD? Is there a prompt on first boot, or do users have to buy and install Windows 11 through a USB?

@gamingonlinux

Our entire point of being on linux is because we have enormous patience and deep down we know that linux is going to win the whole world.

Its #inevitable and we don't need Thanos to say it.

At the same time some days we really hope Valve will speed up its selling of steam decks to the world.

Australia this month! Right? Right!?