PC Gaming @lemmy.ca alessandro @lemmy.ca 2w ago

Steam games will now need to fully disclose kernel-level anti-cheat on store pages

www.gamingonlinux.com Steam games will now need to fully disclose kernel-level anti-cheat on store pages

Valve announced a change for Steam today that will make things a lot clearer for everyone, as developers will now need to clearly list the kernel-level anti-cheat used on Steam store pages.

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Hopefully this encourages developers and publishers to re-evaluate kernel level anything.
- Sadly i don't think it has any impact. For example, for Riot games no one complained about Vanguard except Linux gamers.
  
  I didnt buy Helldivers 2 because of it. Explained why to all my friends who kept trying to convince me to buy it. I didn’t convince them, they didn’t convince me… but hey I appreciate the warning in the future.
  
  Plenty of others complained, the difference was just that they could swallow the pill and keep playing. Linux players were just fucked.
This is a fantastic addition to the store page that I'm sure will cut down the number of refunds valve staff have to deal with. I wonder if publishers will complain about this transparency impacting their sales ...
- I really hope they do complain, because that'd be great confirmation for anyone considering adding this shit that it does in fact impact sales.
  
  EA: complains 2 months later
Valve continues to do the minimum to keep it's users happy, and that's 100x better than than the industry standard. Tiny steps but in the right direction.
This will make the boycott against the games that dont work on Linux easier.
Don't they already do that?

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