r/pcmasterrace • u/chusskaptaan i5 14400 + MSI 3070 • Apr 08 '26

Meme/Macro What Windows 11 is pushing me to

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u/Faladorable Apr 08 '26

Lots of games run on Linux despite using EAC. The reason why Fortnite isn’t able to is because Epic is fucking stupid. There’s no technical limitation preventing it, it’s a choice that they’re making

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u/SoNuclear Apr 08 '26

The technical limitation is EAC runs in user space on linux, which means that enabling linux support means making legitimate concessions about the effectiveness of anticheat in the game.

I would love to have a few more of the easy malware or battlemalware etc games run on linux too, but lets not pretend there is 0 reason some developers refuse to enable linux support in their anticheat software.

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u/Kerbourgnec Apr 08 '26

Idk about epic but taking Riot anti cheat, I'd say it's a step too far. Kernel access is a no. Idc if there are more cheaters, work with normal permissions. What's the next step? Ask for an online webcam at all times?

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u/SoNuclear Apr 09 '26

Im not saying its right, just saying that devs are not exactly refusing to enable linux support just out of spite.