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The original was posted on /r/linux_gaming by /u/EggFuture5446 on 2024-09-27 00:45:18+00:00.

I have a buddy that previously worked as a software engineer for Frostbite, and has confirmed that to break Linux compatibility with common anti-cheat software, you have to purposely set a flag in the build configuration to disable the proton versions of the software. It just doesn’t make sense to me for every major development studio to be purposely disabling Linux compatibility for the hell of it. Like GTA V. My buddy was working with BattlEye, and by default it allows the Linux / proton versions. So it took actual thought to break every steam deck, and every Linux machine’s ability to play GTA Online. It seems like there has to be outside motivation is all I’m saying. Is Microsoft paying these studios to disable Linux compatibility? I apologize in advance if this is conspiracy, but I do want to see what y’all think. I’m hoping that some day we can band together to fix this permanently, or get enough of the market share to actually mean something to the studios. How would we even go about that?