Splitgate 2 - Beta only playable on Steam Deck but not desktop Linux? (store.steampowered.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by thingsiplay@beehaw.org to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

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Splitgate 2 opened the public beta since today or yesterday. Unfortunately the game does not run on desktop PC with a Linux operating system. Others have the same problem.

But whats weird is, people claim it works on Steam Deck and even the official blog post from the devs says they support the Steam Deck. There is no word about general Linux desktops.

So does the developers treat the Steam Deck like a console and make their games not playable on general purpose Linux desktops? Its weird, because otherwise it is playable on a general desktop with Windows too. Even the previous game Splitgate 1 (which they shut off) worked on desktop Linux. It makes no sense!

I'm totally disappointed right now. Because I was excited for this game. It got some hero abilities (I like that) and even a map creator.

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[-] DonutsRMeh@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

Several assholes, I mean companies, are doing this. I've experienced this with GOW Ragnarok. I had to launch it with

SteamDeck=1 %command%

They're trying to split platforms so hard. Anything but to let Linux users enjoy something for once without having to hack shit up. Then they complain about "cheating" on Linux. Fuck off.

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