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Re:Microsoft to force install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app ... by voidfunc on Monday September 15, 2025 @12:49PM (#45251952)
Proton's good-ish. But if you want to play a lot of AAA games it's a non-starter especially if they have invasive kernel anti-cheat.
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Re:Microsoft to force install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app ... by autoexec on Monday September 15, 2025 @01:03PM (#45252190)
Thankfully I don't want and will never want any games that infect my systems with "anti-cheat" malware so I see the lack of support for it as a feature.
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Re:Microsoft to force install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app ... by voidfunc on Monday September 15, 2025 @03:40PM (#45254037)
Okay, but realize a lot of people do. Until there's parity there it will be a 2nd class platform.
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Re:Microsoft to force install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app ... by autoexec on Monday September 15, 2025 @05:27PM (#45255120)
consoles are already a 2nd class platform and that works for a lot of people. I suppose a new 2nd class platform will make consoles a third class platform
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Re:Microsoft to force install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app ... by jcalvinowens on Monday September 15, 2025 @01:18PM (#45252399)
I tend to play indie games, but I've never had anti-cheat problems. Everything happily runs on 6.17-rc5 right now.
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Re:Microsoft to force install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app ... by polski-g on Monday September 15, 2025 @02:00PM (#45252916)
Microsoft needs to provide their own anti-cheat hooks and block any kernel-level mods entirely.
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Re:Microsoft to force install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app ... by ginko on Monday September 15, 2025 @01:27PM (#45252481)
Why would you willingly install games with invasive kernel anti-cheat? That's unacceptable both on Linux or Windows.
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Re:Microsoft to force install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app ... by voidfunc on Monday September 15, 2025 @03:42PM (#45254064)
Because people want to play fun games with their friends and sometimes playing games with kernel anti-cheat is a requirement?
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Re:Microsoft to force install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app ... by jawilson2 on Monday September 15, 2025 @01:40PM (#45252647)
What would you suggest to my kids that game with their friends and want to play Rocket League or Fortnite?
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Re:Microsoft to force install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app ... by lawlessone on Monday September 15, 2025 @04:18PM (#45254433)
I only let my children play SuperTuxKart, and read them OSS licenses when i tuck them in at night.
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Re:Microsoft to force install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app ... by lurk2 on Monday September 15, 2025 @03:47PM (#45254114)
Saying “no.”
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Re:Microsoft to force install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app ... by Marsymars on Monday September 15, 2025 @01:53PM (#45252813)
A console?
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Re:Microsoft to force install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app ... by lupusreal on Monday September 15, 2025 @02:10PM (#45253034)
AAA games are overproduced crap that compensate with aggressive marketing.
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Re:Microsoft to force install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app ... by voidfunc on Monday September 15, 2025 @03:42PM (#45254068)
Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one.
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Re:Microsoft to force install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app ... by ThrowMeAway1618 on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @12:49AM (#45258133)
>Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one.

And we're working hard[0] to identify you based on yours.

Will wonders never cease?

[0] https://archive.ph/v0puA

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Re:Microsoft to force install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app ... by naikrovek on Monday September 15, 2025 @01:12PM (#45252324)
playing any game with an invasive kernel anti-cheat is a non-starter on its own.

no game is worth that.

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Re:Microsoft to force install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app ... by voidfunc on Monday September 15, 2025 @03:43PM (#45254075)
Clearly many people disagree with you given the popularity of games with invasive anti-cheat.
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Re:Microsoft to force install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app ... by naikrovek on Thursday September 18, 2025 @10:57AM (#45290510)
I think many people install those games without knowing (or caring) what they're doing to their computer. That doesn't make it a good decision.
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Re:Microsoft to force install the Microsoft 365 Copilot app ... by akimbostrawman on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @07:42AM (#45260892)
To quote myself because it's getting tiresome

I wish people would stop bringing this up which has not been true for years. Around 40-50% of kernel level anti cheats work and are supported (in user space).

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45050913

Not to mention that AAA or any games with anti cheat are in the minority of all games.

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