Linux Support?
Will the EA Desktop have a Linux version available? If not will it at least be easier to run under a WINE prefix as Origin had a tendency to break whenever an update occured.
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why havent ea anusnt it the steam deck is rely good and i want to play all my ea play games
I totally get where you're coming from, wanting to play all your EA games on the Steam deck. Unfortunately, it seems like EA hasn't fully supported Linux yet, which is a bummer. But don't worry, there's still hope for you to enjoy your fave games on your Steam deck. Have you heard about ELS? It's a program offered by tuxcare.com that helps extend the support for Linux distros, so you can keep using them for longer. This might be an option for you to get the support you need to boot into your external hard drive. It's always frustrating when you have a piece of tech that you're excited to use, but it's not working the way you want it to.
This is completely unnecessary and should be removed. Go sell your products elsewhere.
Back on topic: I know this is old, but the interest is still there. It makes no sense why Epic and others, even Blizzard can all run fine with the aid of Lutris. Yet, it's always a gamble with the EA App. To make things clear to those who have no understanding: EA's games run perfectly fine on Linux. I haven't had an issue with any game from any publisher. They run flawlessly through Steam, even through Lutris. The downside is EA Games still have to run through the EA APP. The APP is the issue; NOT the games. Currently, it is a crippled/modified app (most likely due to an agreement between Valve and EA). You can NOT purchase directly from the EA Store with this modified version. The EA APP on its own does not run fine on Linux, if at all. It is an ongoing headache if you want to try to run it, almost like EA goes out of their way to ensure it can't be run on Linux. This is the issue. The reason this is an issue is if I wanted to (for whatever reason) purchase my games solely through EA instead of Valve, I can't.
Why bash a customer for wanting to give you their money???
I don't run Linux because I want everything for free. I pay for what I enjoy. I run linux because it is faster and I have less issues with it. I'm done with jumping through MS hoops. Linux has come a long way and with the introduction of SteamDeck and it's full desktop, it would make sense if EA, at the very least, attempted to make the use of their app less of a headache. Valve has offered support for some time. Why miss out on an opportunity?
I can guarantee there are more gamers on Linux than there are on Mac, and I highly doubt there will be a handheld mac any time soon. Yet they support Mac. It's clear who shakes hands with who. Linux is nothing to fear people. You have willing customers over here. Take advantage of us.
- It would be nice to have official native EA app for Linux and Steam Deck users, you dont even need to port games to Linux, just use Proton/Wine since all of EA games are working with Wine (expect ones with Anti Cheat...). There is EA app for Mac now? There are more Linux gamers than Mac gamers... Consider Linux support when Valve release SteamOS there will be more new hardware running SteamOS which means more Linux gamers.
