alt Hacker NewsIt's unfortunate but at the same time if enough people switch to Linux then they'll be forced to change their ways.
So if you can go without those games or don't play MMOs that is rootkits then switch to force their hand.
Besides, them installing a rootkit on your machine is not an acceptable practice anyways. It's a major security issue. Sometimes we need to make a stand. Everyone has a line, where's yours?
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This is true in principle but most gamers are just gonna take the path of least resistance. If they can't play fortnite on Linux (I'm using an example, I don't know if it's actually unplayable on Linux) then they will use whatever OS lets them play.
People have been saying "vote with your wallet" every time gaming companies do something anti consumer like day one dlc or buggy releases (don't pre-order!) or $90 games, but gaming companies continue to push the envelope on what gamers will pay for because gamers keep paying for it.
It's a sad reality.
I switched to console gaming years ago. I can still play any major release while having whatever OS I want on my computers.
>It's unfortunate but at the same time if enough people switch to Linux then they'll be forced to change their ways.
Nope. Not Nadella. He'll kill windows in a heartbeat.
>Sometimes we need to make a stand. Everyone has a line, where's yours?
I just don't really play multiplayer to begin with. So I was never on the spectrum.
But tens of millions are. They won't even be aware of what's happening. That's why this remains.
But standing on principle is too hard!
MMOs are actually fine. WoW, FFXIV, RuneScape, all work great on Linux. They’re not really games that rely on hidden information, are not pvp first and need to simulate stuff on the server anyway, so can verify moves are valid there.
It’s the competitive progression shooters and ranked esports games that go in for the restrictive anti-cheat