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[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 19 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yep, as much as I benefit from valve's push on Linux, I know it's not out of the kindness of their hearts, it's out of self preservation.

I would gladly use epic's store if it gave devs more of the profits, but it's just incredibly immature. Basic options are missing, and it doesn't support Linux. I can try to work around their shortcomings as much as possible using bottles and proton, but eventually I can't play their games due to their invasive anti-cheat. On top of that, they seem to be building a walled garden of micro transactions that's just a worse version of NFTs. They really don't want me as a customer, and I'm not going to argue.

[–] CaptainEffort@sh.itjust.works 12 points 7 months ago

it's out of self preservation.

It’s understandable though, if my entire business was fully dependent on Microsoft of all things I’d be desperate to make alternatives viable too.