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I am currently using a legitimate copy of Windows 11, on the latest version. Just started getting this message after the latest update.

Considering I already have Linux and Mac as alternatives, if they actually pull my license they will just lose a lifelong customer. Their business decisions truly boggle the mind...

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[–] [email protected] 68 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I used to run windows strictly for gaming. Over a year ago, I leapt from the flaming dumpster fire that is Microsoft, and I’ve never once wished that I hadn’t. Everything I need works on Linux.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Just bought myself a steam deck. Gaming on Linux has never been so pleasant.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

Nah I went LCD 512 when it went on sale for 419 CAD.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Like windows for all games or just anti cheat games cause Linux gaming support is pretty great on most games that are not outright hostile towards it like kernel level anti-cheat games you should give it a try.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Anti cheat works fine nowadays, I've heard that the only problems are caused by devs/publishers that explicitly don’t allow their games to launch on Linux. e.g. Elden Ring and Apex Legends both use easy anticheat; the former boots just fine on Linux while the latter doesn't work no matter what you do

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Apex with EAC worked perfectly fine on Linux for the last 2 years, EA just decided to break it by replacing EAC with their own anti-cheat which is Windows only.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Yeah I don't really notice as I stopped playing multi-player games after quake 3 and I just keep playing quake 2 and Doom