testman@lemmy.ml to Linux Gaming@lemmy.ml · 4 days agoLinux gamers on Steam finally cross over the 3% markwww.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10cross-posted to: games@lemmy.worldpcgaming@lemmy.cagaming@beehaw.org
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkLinux gamers on Steam finally cross over the 3% markwww.gamingonlinux.comtestman@lemmy.ml to Linux Gaming@lemmy.ml · 4 days agomessage-square5fedilinkcross-posted to: games@lemmy.worldpcgaming@lemmy.cagaming@beehaw.org
minus-squareMactan@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoI have to imagine the whitelisting to specifically steam deck is only going to get worse because publishers only know how to publish to console and windows. they’ll fingerprint the hardware and move on
minus-squareTenderizer78@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoIf you look at the Steam Hardware Survey itself, Steam Deck makes up less than a third. Though there will surely be a few whacko’s that do it anyway.
minus-squareSemperverus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoIve already seen it. I forget the game but there was a recent one that had a steam deck allow profile but blocked Linux outright.
minus-squareTenderizer78@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoIt did that because they were worried about people circumventing the cosmetic microtransactions. In essence they blocked Linux for DRM purposes.
I have to imagine the whitelisting to specifically steam deck is only going to get worse because publishers only know how to publish to console and windows. they’ll fingerprint the hardware and move on
If you look at the Steam Hardware Survey itself, Steam Deck makes up less than a third. Though there will surely be a few whacko’s that do it anyway.
Ive already seen it. I forget the game but there was a recent one that had a steam deck allow profile but blocked Linux outright.
It did that because they were worried about people circumventing the cosmetic microtransactions. In essence they blocked Linux for DRM purposes.