Epic Games have announced their brand new Epic Games Launcher refresh has a Preview available, along with Native Linux support and Fortnite is coming to Linux.

As always, more nuance is inside, but some major bullet points:

  • native Linux support for the launcher
  • very openly vibe coded, if that’s a line in the sand for you
  • Fortnite will be, but is not yet, updated with a new version of Easy Anti Cheat to be compatible with Linux. Yes, there are versions of EAC compatible with Linux today, but not up to Epic’s standards of cheat prevention, and whatever is up to their standards requires coordination with distro maintainers.
  • their FAQ openly mentions the necessity of compatibility layers, but I don’t see any mention of native integration with them
  • black0ut@pawb.socialEnglish
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    15 hours ago

    Those problems would be solved by server side anti cheat. There’s no way to solve cheating with client side anti cheat. The only reason they do it is because it’s cheaper and they can get your data. Using AC as an excuse to lock down or limit systems is similar to using kids as an excuse to ask for everyone’s ID and ban VPNs.