[quote]The supposed concern is cheaters but we see tons of competitive pvp games that all allow Linux.[/quote] There is also a growing number of developers refusing to support it or removing previous support because they are developing kernel level anti-cheats. Copying a reply I gave to a post earlier on today. [quote]Game in the past already run on Linux, its unlikely Bungie stripped out all the support from the engine but rather just went forward without building on it. With that said Bungie, like other companies, simply do not want to deal with the extra anti-cheat and the protection measures needed. Bungie struggle right now with Battleye (and any in-house tools they have) and if they go down the route of a more invasive kernel-level then they still have to deal with the other things mentioned below. Samuel Tulach (Ubisoft Game Security QA) did a write up on Linux and Anti-Cheat a while back - https://tulach.cc/the-issue-of-anti-cheat-on-linux/. The most relevant part of the post is here: [quote]As you can probably already tell by the extensive rant above, I don’t have much good news. Linux is an open system. There is no central authority like on Windows that would tell you what you can and what you cannot do in the kernel. This obviously has countless advantages and it’s why so many people (and big corporations) love it, but is also the reason why anti-cheats cannot really function like they do on Windows. There is no way for them to block or detect memory access into the game. Anything you could think of would just not work. Kernel module? Just recompile the kernel and change the functions it uses to hide the possible cheat and bypass all checks. Mandatory kernel patch? Same thing. What about usermode detections? Just run the game in a fakeroot environment while the cheat runs with real root privileges, being hidden from the game completely… Mandatory custom kernel build? Entire Linux system dedicated to the anti-cheat? I mean… that could work, but at that point, you can just install Windows.[/quote] The likelihood of Bungie deciding to allow Linux is near absolute 0, especially as other companies are getting more and more hostile towards Linux (ie DICE, Riot, and Activision - specifically CoD).[/quote] One thing I didn't mention above was Microsoft and their slow push towards moving people out of the kernel (anti-virus is the main one for now) but they have also been getting discussions (and some whitepapers) with game developers around kernel level anti-cheats. Riot, for example, told The Verge ([url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/4/24283482/valorant-is-winning-the-war-against-pc-gaming-cheaters]here[/url]) last year that they'd be willing to recede from the kernel space if Microsoft would bump up security and be more proactive with driver revoking etc. Depending on Microsoft, it may be a matter of time before game devs have to look at alternatives and that may, as a side effect, include some things that end up as a result with them just enabling Linux support. For now though, I can't see Bungie with reduced staff changing their stance unless Valve (or another company) offer streaming-only access to Destiny 2 while on SteamOS/other Linux distros like with Stadia.