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).
Oh man, I’d definitely install Linux if only there were kernel-level anti-cheat. That’s been the only thing preventing me from switching.
What about devs removing kernel-level anticheat?
Definitely would be a positive outcome.
I think if you switched you would enjoy it so much more than Windows that you would prioritize Linux over the games with incompatible anticheats.
In due time though. Linux will always be available to you and eventually it will be suitable for your needs as well.
I’ve been running Linux for many years now and for those games that need it I reboot to Windows. It doesn’t happen a lot. So many games just work on Linux, I just play those.
I decided that no video game is worth handing over the reigns of my personal computer at a root level to a corporation.
I thought you were being facetious and joking lol
“I’d totally switch to Linux if I could install spyware into my kernel”