To be clear, while the article says this is “official support”, this is only drivers provided by valve.

Per valve:

We are providing these resources as is and are unfortunately unable to offer ‘Windows on Deck’ support.

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Cool but also meh, I really like steams and have had 0 issues getting games to play.

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It’s a great option for people who wants to play those games where the anti cheat system doesn’t support Linux

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We should just stop supporting those games.

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Fair

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Also great for people who want to take advantage of gamepass.

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The assholes with that anticheat need to be pressured to do Linux support properly, not people that run after them!

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Ikr

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True

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A part of me wishes hackers do a Crowdstrike on Vanguard to stop this trend.

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