Steam Machine’s upcoming release means more people will be playing games on Linux, specifically SteamOS. The idea of ditching Windows for gaming is becoming more attractive, as the Steam Machine is first-party desktop-level hardware that’s optimized for Linux-based SteamOS. The biggest hurdle for Linux gamers right now is a lack of support for many anti-cheats – particular those that require kernel-level access. But with the release of the Machine, Valve hopes game devs take notice.
Steam Machine seems to getting the most attention out of Valve’s latest hardware launches. The Steam creators announced the new console-like mini PC alongside the Steam Frame VR headset and new Steam Controller. Even the Frame runs on SteamOS, which means Valve now has a trio of first-party hardware on Linux (including the Steam Deck handheld).
Linux anti-cheat support means being able to play more games on Linux. You still have the option to not play them.
linux anti cheat support means broken games, always on drm, and bloat.
Why is anti cheat support going to affect any of the games you already play that already work on Linux? Are you seeing a future where because this anti cheat support (hypothetically) exists more games will implement it that, had the native linux anti cheat not existed, would have still been playable on Linux?
the more accepted and available they become in mainstream the more developers adopt it