xavier666

Is S mode really that popular? I've never seen that in an enterprise setting. End users won't want S mode because it will limit functionality.

Suddenly people have to track not only if a game runs on Steam Deck, but also explain them on top of Proton and all other stuff that they need an alternate version. The website for the games would need to list both compatibility too. It's a mess.

I didn't think of this. Thanks.

Someone mentioned this below but having an immutable filesystem should be proof enough that it's a secure gaming device and should immediately be allowed by an anti-cheat system. But I guess game devs really need their "I-need-to-monitor-everything" itch scratched so we are still stuck with Linux incompatibility.

I would not approve your suggestion (note I did not downvote, because you just want to discuss this).

Cheers buddy! I just wanted to know the community's views about this. ✌🏻

With secure boot, combined with a signed kernel and initramfs, and basic TPM keys, every official Steam Deck can have full hardware attestation the same way mobile phones and some laptops do. This, combined with existing anti cheat solutions, can work to detect cheating.

This. We already have a secure environment for gaming. At this point, it's essentially better than what Windows is offering. The only reason game devs carefully ignore this issue is because of market share.

Agreed.

But it will allow for more games to run, and a significant number of people might consider buying the Deck since it can play their favourite competitive games (Valorant/PUBG/Destiny).

Entire marketing and sales team typing furiously...

As a hardcore Linux fan, the only way I see game devs publishing native Linux ports is when when it has a >30% market share.

But I'm pretty sure the publishers will still come up with excuses like "The Linux platform is uncontrollable; there is no way to verify the platform integrity because everyone has root"

Someone said it was explicitly written with Windows in mind, so the Linux port will probably take some time. Converting all the Win API calls will take some time.

If people are interested in an lightweight terminal-based music player, they can try CMUS (https://cmus.github.io/).

Nice

We just have a give a positive spin

"The game is really good at sucking"

"This game would definitely win an honorary award for 'Games I don't Care About'"

"This Christmas I would gift the game to all my cousins whom I hate"

Fun fact, Euro Truck Simulator 2 has mods which adds billboards with regional ads. Players are voluntarily downloading mods which adds ads for more emersion. The default ads were not enough. It helps that the dev, SCS Software, is not a dickhead and has supported the game for more than a decade with good DLCs with virtually no problems.