Well… shit.
At least they confirmed they're working on enabling EAC correctly… at some point.
this post was submitted on 20 Aug 2026
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They don't have to support linux, just don't block us via anti cheat. Their response isn't clear whether or not we can play it.
I can confirm EAC boots up and the main menu (or rather the "Playtest not live yet" thingy) is visible, so I'm positive they enabled Linux EAC. However it sounds like they don't have QA set up for Proton-on-Linux yet so they simply do not know if it will work out.
So… it's not supported, but might just work good enough.
So it works but they don't have a process in place to ensure it works. That doesn't meet their standard for official support and so they retracted their claim that they support Linux via Proton. But they also made clear that they plan on getting that process in place.
That's honestly the best possible position.
Yeah same. I received an invite (didn't preorder) for the closed beta and booted it up earlier just fine before I realized it doesn't actually start until tomorrow. Oh well, still definitely curious for a non-EA/Activision alternative.
Good to know. I was expecting it to not work with their AC yet. Honestly, I don't care that much if it is officially supported, as long as it runs. I'd like official support, but most games don't officially support Linux and they work fine.
It's really important to make sure it keeps running though. Without them having a proper QA pipelime for Proton the game might just stop working at any time after the tibiest update. Or even worse, EAC perma-bans you from a game you paid for. And them not dealing with Linux or Proton, having no clue how to differentiate between translation layer and malicious interception, refusing to unban. Wouldn't be the first time this happened, so official support for competitive games is pretty much mandatory.