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Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source by icemelt8 on Tuesday May 20, 2025 @07:04AM (#44040109)
I'll take Linux seriously when I can play Starcraft 2 and Fortnite on it
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Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source by neogodless on Tuesday May 20, 2025 @12:15PM (#44043262)
StarCraft 2 definitely works on Linux, with a relatively simple act of adding it to Steam as a non-Steam title, and then letting the Proton layer do its thing.

And this is coming from a very Linux-hesitant newbie who mostly uses Windows.

I have not tried Fortnite.

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/ppgk04/starcr...

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Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source by graynk on Tuesday May 20, 2025 @12:20PM (#44043319)
Starcraft 2 worked well for years.

Fortnite doesn't work because Sim Tweeney doesn't want it work: both BattleEye and EAC can work on Linux, Epic just chooses not to enable that functionality.

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Re:The Windows Subsystem for Linux is now open source by steve-chavez on Wednesday May 21, 2025 @09:30AM (#44051250)
I played starcraft2 13 years ago on Linux, the wizard installer worked just fine.
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