herseycokguzelolacak@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoNearly 90% of Windows Games now run on Linux, latest data showswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square59linkfedilinkarrow-up1499arrow-down17cross-posted to: linux_gaming@lemmy.worldlinux@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1492arrow-down1external-linkNearly 90% of Windows Games now run on Linux, latest data showswww.tomshardware.comherseycokguzelolacak@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square59linkfedilinkcross-posted to: linux_gaming@lemmy.worldlinux@lemmy.ml
minus-squaretias@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·10 months agoTypically the competitive multiplayer ones fail because of kernel-level anticheat.
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoOr games from the late '90s and early 2000s 'cause they’re just weird.
minus-squareftbd@feddit.orgcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 months agoBut those don’t work right on modern windows, either
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoWhich means if they worked in Linux they’d be exclusive.
minus-squareSaryn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoOut of curiosity, is this something that can be circumvented by playing in a Windows VM?
minus-squareftbd@feddit.orgcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoNo, that was my setup for some time. KVM with PCI-e passthrough to pass the entire GPU to a windows VM. Worked great, until EAC started banning me for using a VM.
Typically the competitive multiplayer ones fail because of kernel-level anticheat.
Or games from the late '90s and early 2000s 'cause they’re just weird.
But those don’t work right on modern windows, either
Which means if they worked in Linux they’d be exclusive.
Out of curiosity, is this something that can be circumvented by playing in a Windows VM?
No, that was my setup for some time. KVM with PCI-e passthrough to pass the entire GPU to a windows VM. Worked great, until EAC started banning me for using a VM.
Thanks, good to know