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Steam games will now need to fully disclose kernel-level anti-cheat on store pages (www.gamingonlinux.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by ampersandrew@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world
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Now if only they could more clearly communicate when games are playable offline.

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[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (4 children)

You’re essentially allowing different game companies to install a rootkit on your computer so you can play a video game.

Put like that, makes it even more obvious how insanely stupid slash desperate slash addicted some gamers are, doesn't it?

[–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Most gamers don't know that easy anti-cheat is a rootkit to begin with.

[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

is "easy anti-cheat" a brand name? Or was that just your wording?

[–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

https://www.easy.ac/en-US

[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Well - if people still trust any piece of software coming from Epic....