Microsoft paves the way for Linux gaming success with plan that would kill kernel-level anti-cheat
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Microsoft has officially announced its intent to move security measures out of the kernel, following the Crowdstrike disaster a few short months ago. The removal of kernel access for security solutions would likely revolutionise running Windows games on the Steam Deck and other Linux systems.

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Microsoft has officially announced its intent to move security measures out of the kernel, following the Crowdstrike disaster a few short months ago. The removal of kernel access for security solutions would likely revolutionise running Windows games on the Steam Deck and other Linux systems.

  • HRDS_654@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I’m okay with that. I don’t want some program I don’t control having access to the kernel of my system.

  • Katana314@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Am I misremembering to think Genshin Impact was a cause of one of these major security disasters?

    It wasn’t even people who installed Genshin that were victims - it was like, Microsoft signed a driver made by Mihoyo to scan for cheat apps. But mihoyo, being a game company with a rapid release cycle and imperfect security, had a vulnerability in the driver. So, malware authors could include that driver in their packages to elevate access on Windows installs even when no one had any idea what a Genshin is.

    Not quite the same thing as Crowdstrike I guess though.

  • ChillPill@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    game developers and publishers are hesitant to enable Linux compatibility,

    And I am hesitant to spend money on their games.

    • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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      2 months ago

      running linux is a great way to automatically filter out most of the shit games, if it won’t even run in proton then you generally have to be doing some bullshit with the code and thus aren’t worth my time and certainly not my money.

        • MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz
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          2 months ago

          VR games work just fine in proton, as long as you’re on Vive or Index.

          It’s the the headsets that don’t support linux, unfortunately.

          • ffhein@lemmy.world
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            2 months ago

            I’ve never got my Vive to work well in Linux, even though I’m using X which supposedly still is better for gaming that Wayland.

            • MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz
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              2 months ago

              There are a lot of kinks around VR on linux. Wayland has been better in my experience, but I still can’t believe SteamVR on linux just doesn’t have power management for the base stations implemented. Like, it works, there’s a fucking python script that can do it! But not via SteamVR.

              I use an app on my phone to turn my base stations on and off.

              Here’s hoping the Deck and whatever Deckard turns out to be means Valve is in the process of improving the situation.