schizoidman to TechnologyEnglish · 7 months agoMicrosoft blocks Windows 11 workaround that enabled local accountswww.pcworld.comexternal-linkmessage-square170fedilinkarrow-up1453arrow-down17 cross-posted to: enshittification@lemmy.worldanticorporate@lemmy.giftedmc.comwindows11@lemmy.worldwindows@sopuli.xyzbecomeme@sh.itjust.workshackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
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minus-squaredarvit@lemmy.darvit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·7 months agoLinux with wine/proton already works pretty good for running Windows programs and games outside of Windows.
minus-squarehaui@lemmy.giftedmc.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoIn games its on par except a couple niche situations with rootkits and other anti user solutions afaik.
minus-squareAmerikan Pharaoh@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-27 months agoNot if a game runs with EAC. I’m aware there IS a variant of EAC for Linux, but quite a few games I got and enjoy won’t boot up on Linux because they won’t implement the EAC variant for it.
minus-squaredarvit@lemmy.darvit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoA game I play often also has EAC but it worked on linux even on launch day using steam play and proton.
minus-squareAmerikan Pharaoh@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoI envy that. Tell BandaiNamco and DIMPS to get with the fuckin times already.
Linux with wine/proton already works pretty good for running Windows programs and games outside of Windows.
In games its on par except a couple niche situations with rootkits and other anti user solutions afaik.
Not if a game runs with EAC. I’m aware there IS a variant of EAC for Linux, but quite a few games I got and enjoy won’t boot up on Linux because they won’t implement the EAC variant for it.
A game I play often also has EAC but it worked on linux even on launch day using steam play and proton.
I envy that. Tell BandaiNamco and DIMPS to get with the fuckin times already.