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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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.