Let's face it. Dude is just finding excuses left right and center. One time they said it was because "easy kernel modification could lead to cheating" this time it's because of "staff shortage" and next time it's because the planets aren't aligned.

When they announced EAC to be compatible with Linux they literally said " ... developers can activate anti-cheat support for Linux via Wine or Proton with just a few clicks in the Epic Online Services Developer Portal." (Source) and they know that the Linux community would likely tinker their way to get it working if they were to allow Wine/Proton on EAC...

[–] loops@beehaw.org 67 points 11 months ago (1 children)

At this point, I think the only reason a game wouldn't work on Linux is because of the developers political views.

[–] Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 11 months ago (2 children)

What part about political views would make them not support GNU/Linux?

[–] Silejonu@kbin.social 81 points 11 months ago (4 children)

The part where they say that using Linux instead of Windows is like leaving the US for Canada when Trump gets elected, and apparently it's bad because it means you don't help improve things for Windows (lol).

I know it sounds just like a joke, but it isn't. Tim Sweeney is really such a moron. Source: https://twitter.com/timsweeneyepic/status/964284402741149698

[–] SexualPolytope@lemmy.sdf.org 30 points 11 months ago

Wow. This is one of the stupidest takes I've ever seen.

[–] Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 11 months ago

Poor windows, they really need all the support they can get 😢

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 15 points 11 months ago

For those like me, who don't have xitter account but want to see the whole thing:

https://nitter.net/timsweeneyepic/status/964284402741149698

[–] BirdyBoogleBop@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Didn't that actually happen though? Not a massive exodus but loads of people actually did/tried to leave.

[–] averyminya@beehaw.org 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's not about it happening, it's about the results of those who leave.

Basically, if in the U.S. voters leave to another country based on a political choice, they are now removing their political choice meaning any dissent there may have been is now gone.

So, with Linux being like Canada, Windows refugees are removing any option of OS improvement for Windows.

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That's a stupid take because people don't have the right to vote on the future of Windows, it's a Microsoft dictatorship.

[–] averyminya@beehaw.org 3 points 11 months ago

I didn't say I believed it! Lol

[–] pkill@programming.dev 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

the twisted idea of extreme proprietarianism, which we'll combat with free software extremism!

[–] Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 11 months ago

Now that's a movement I can get behind! Go FOSS!

[–] ElectroLisa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 61 points 11 months ago

iirc Fortnite uses EAC and BattlEye. Both of those ACs do work on the Steam Deck, they just choose not to whitelist it

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 55 points 11 months ago (1 children)

2 days later: Steam has monopoly on Deck devices. We're going to file a case.

[–] pat277@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago

Idk stream deck has a few words

[–] Daxter101@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Employee layoffs have nothing to do with the work a company has/intends to do.

A great video by Moon Channel, explains this and other things, about how the layoffs are 100% performative, to appease investors, in a literally manufactured hype cycle.

I personally think that the same goes for ~~100%~~ 150% of all public statements these companies and their leaders make.

They don't make sense, because they don't have to. They're not meant for you.

[–] TheDankHold@kbin.social 60 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This is off topic, but threatening the livelihood of hundreds of people to jerk off some investor douches who don’t give a shit about the actual medium is peak sociopathic capitalism.

[–] Muffi@programming.dev 4 points 11 months ago

"sociopathic capitalism" is a bit pleonastic

[–] spudwart@spudwart.com 25 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

They mean programmers that will work for $7.25/hr.

[–] Damage 23 points 11 months ago

Yeah fuck him and fuck Epic

[–] Crow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 11 months ago (2 children)

From what I heard there's just a toggle allowProton that's set to false, but that's wonky Info I have there. However, tim Fortnite said that Linux is like Canada

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 6 points 11 months ago

He has a girlfriend that goes to a school there?

[–] CaptnNMorgan@reddthat.com 1 points 11 months ago

It freezes your bank account if it doesn't agree with you politically?

[–] maymay@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 11 months ago

Think of the shareholders

[–] Tischkante@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 11 months ago

No no they meant programmers working for free…

[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 11 points 11 months ago

If Valve was run like any other company they would just shit out a Fortnite clone and then slamfire 30% of the employees, but Valve doesn't have the shareholder obligations that Epic has.

I'm in no rush to play Fortnite and its really not because of Epic's attitude, it doesn't help, but i'm not their audience.

[–] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 9 points 11 months ago

Why would capitalism do this to me?