Epic Games Store Is Coming To Linux With Native Steam Deck Assist

Comments made by workers within the Epic Games Discord appear to point that there are plans at Epic to push ahead with a local Linux consumer for the Epic Games Store. While options just like the Heroic Games Launcher exist to permit Epic Games to be extra playable on the Steam Deck, the addition of official Linux help needs to be useful and extra simple to arrange.

At this level, nonetheless, it is not unclear whether or not the EGS on Linux would make the most of Valve’s Proton, and never utilizing it might restrict the playable recreation choice to native Linux video games. That is, until the EGS integrates the Wine compatibility layer or offers its personal Proton various.

This transfer may additionally carry us nearer to a working model of Epic’s Easy Anti-Cheat on Linux, which might allow experiences like Fortnite on the Steam Deck and Steam Machine. Easy Anti-Cheat at present has some compatibility on Linux, however not one of the kernel-level help required by some video games.

There’s no formal launch window for the Linux department of the Epic Games Store app past “soon,” however the assertation that Epic will probably do greater than have a operating Linux construct is reassuring. Hopefully which means an Epic Games equal to Proton or broader efforts to enhance Epic and Unreal Engine’s Linux compatibility are on the way in which.

In its protection on this information, GamingOnLinux factors out that Epic not too long ago employed a safety engineer to “champion Linux anti-cheat capabilities.” This illuminates the chance that EAC might lastly get the Linux kernel compatibility we have been hoping for.  They additionally confirmed plans for GOG Galaxy to come back to Linux, although neighborhood efforts have been masking that performance for a while as nicely.

In any case, information like this highlights the rising energy of Linux gaming. Hopefully we’ll have extra good open supply gaming information to share with you quickly.