Epic Games Store Is Coming To Linux With Native Steam Deck Support
Comments made by employees in the Epic Games Discord seem to indicate that there are plans at Epic to push forward with a native Linux client for the Epic Games Store. While solutions like the Heroic Games Launcher exist to allow Epic Games to be more playable on the Steam Deck, the addition of official Linux support should be beneficial and more straightforward to set up.
At this point, however, it's not unclear whether the EGS on Linux would utilize Valve's Proton, and not using it would limit the playable game selection to native Linux games. That is, unless the EGS integrates the Wine compatibility layer or provides its own Proton alternative.
This move may also bring us closer to a working version of Epic's Easy Anti-Cheat on Linux, which would enable experiences like Fortnite on the Steam Deck and Steam Machine.Easy Anti-Cheat currently has some compatibility on...
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