Linux users get the short end of the stick when it comes to PC games, but that isn’t always the case, and Epic’s announcement that it’s bringing a version of Fortnite to the Linux platform showcases Epic’s commitment to Linux users and its desire to make its popular battle royale game available to more people.
For the record, Linux may not be as big of a platform games as Windows or Mac, but there are games on Linux hardware. Wine, for example, has been a program available on Linux for many, many years that enabled Windows games to be played on Linux machines. It’s not the same as games that are officially developed for Linux, but it works.
Of course, the whole process got a lot easier once Proton came around in 2021, the same compatibility layer that Valve uses for the Steam Deck. Now, Epic wants to help more games come to Linux by rebuilding its Easy Anti-Cheat software for the platform, and it’s asking Linux distro maintainers to help work on the project. Distro maintainers won’t be working directly on the rebuilt software. Rather, Epic wants to discuss the initiative with distro maintainers to “get the distro aligned with its configuration requirements.”
Epic will be starting to test EAC Linux v2 with Fortnite
The end goal here for Epic is to help bring Linux users more online multiplayer games, and it’ll be starting this initiative by testing Easy Anti Cheat Linux v2 with its popular game Fortnite. Epic says this is to see how effective the changes are. The long-term solution, Epic says, is a cheat-free game environment that more people can enjoy. While this is beginning with Fortnite, there are hundreds of games that use Easy Anti-Cheat to curb the cheater problem.
Elden Ring, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Armored Core VI: The Fires of Rubicon, Rocket League, Rust, Elden Ring Nightreign, and The Division 2 are just a handful of examples of popular games which utilize it.
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