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Splitgate 2 - Beta only playable on Steam Deck but not desktop Linux? (store.steampowered.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by thingsiplay@beehaw.org to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml
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Splitgate 2 opened the public beta since today or yesterday. Unfortunately the game does not run on desktop PC with a Linux operating system. Others have the same problem.

But whats weird is, people claim it works on Steam Deck and even the official blog post from the devs says they support the Steam Deck. There is no word about general Linux desktops.

So does the developers treat the Steam Deck like a console and make their games not playable on general purpose Linux desktops? Its weird, because otherwise it is playable on a general desktop with Windows too. Even the previous game Splitgate 1 (which they shut off) worked on desktop Linux. It makes no sense!

I'm totally disappointed right now. Because I was excited for this game. It got some hero abilities (I like that) and even a map creator.

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[–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The thing is, they seem to not block Linux entirely, as it runs (and is officially supported) on Steam Deck. From the outside it looks like the anticheat tool works only on certified devices or configurations when they use Linux. Maybe this is the first game that only works with a specific Kernel. This would make sense, as this is a Kernel level anticheat that would only work with known or whitelisted Kernels in example.

I'm just speculating here, so don't want to spread false information in case this is wrong speculation. But the official support for Steam Deck is correct.