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Grand Theft Auto V gets BattlEye anti-cheat, breaks online play on Steam Deck / Linux (www.gamingonlinux.com)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Rockstar doesn't officially support Linux though... So it's on valve that they certified it for steam deck. There's no grounds for charging that back to r*

[–] [email protected] 49 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I disagree. I bought a game for all the features it had at the time of buying it. There is no avenue for a consumer to push back against publishers changing that

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

While if you bought it, it should be source included and you should be able to host your own servers/pick any patch to play on

We don’t have those consumer protections because software is a relatively new thing

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The first generation of software for early stored-program digital computers in the late 1940s

80 years isn't "new"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It really wasn’t a consumer constant in the 40s

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

While the other person saying 80 years is a bit much, it has been a constant for at least 40 years now.

Personal computing and software isn't new.

Edit: To clarify, 1984 (40 years ago) saw Superbowl ads for the Apple Macintosh and the advent of the CD-ROM.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

You’ll have people in governments that remember a time without computers

You’ll have some that don’t understand buying is just renting because it wasn’t a thing

Even 30 years is pushing it as a widespread thing for home use 30 years ago would fall into the second group

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I'll agree that 40 may be a bit too far given some of the real dinosaurs in government. That being said, dating myself here but I have very fond memories of personal computing in the early 90s, even playing games online!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I think my first notebook ran Windows 95 but I knew people that didn’t have computers

[–] FigMcLargeHuge 18 points 3 months ago

Well they are still selling in-game money without letting anyone know that they possibly cannot use it. But guess what rockstar, if I have to choose between your games and Linux, Linux wins every time. Later...