I'm looking at you, ubisoft

Wouldn't that be first party launchers?

Piracy ர

and kernel-level anticheat. cant forget that one.

Can't play one of my favorite MMOs on Linux because it now strictly requires the launcher that doesn't work.

The game works! Before transitioning to a new launcher and strict laucher-only startup, it was fine. But now...yeah.

What about Steam? Linux gaming would be a whole lot worse off without Proton

For me, the launchers are sometimes the only thing that worked while trying Linux the other day.

tbh i'm pretty happy installing everything through Lutris

it works great for gog games and pirated games

linux gaming without 3rd party launchers.

Cracks.

i think you might be misunderstanding what '3rd party' means. if ubisoft is making you use an ubisoft launcher to run ubisoft games, that'd be first party. here's an article detailing what the terms mean with regards to game developers. a third party launcher would be like when you add a non-steam game to steam.

Why do you want to play Ubisoft games?

Really? Ubisoft though? If there's any game studio I could do without, it would be Ubi. Because of their practices I haven't bought a game from them in years and years, and honestly it's not even been a challenge to pass them up.

It always reminds me that genshin is playable on Linux with proton (at least in 4.2, and I didn't even tested wine). It's just the launcher that doesn't work. They are just so close yet so far

honestly just PC gaming in general without 3rd party launchers

Arr yarr ahoy and avast!

The majority of the issues I have with WoW on Linux are because of the battle.net launcher. If they added the game to Steam, I'm sure I wouldn't have any issues.

i'd be cool with launchers being made illegal. They do nothing anyway.

How to play Ubisoft games without the Ubisoft Launcher:
Step 1) If you're an EU citizen, sign this petition: https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home
If you are not in the EU, you can check if there are any other initiatives for your country here: https://www.stopkillinggames.com/
Step 2) (Due to insurmountable pressure, which you definitely did your part in adding to, video games are now forced to have an end-of-life plan.
Step 3) Wait until the game you want to play without the Ubi Launcher hits its end-of-life
Step 4) Do whatever is necessary to get the game playable again, which the newly introduced law guarantees is possible
Step 5) Enjoy your game without the Ubi launcher

The Linux part usually is not a problem.

What's wrong with GOG?

Ubisoft Connect is supposed to update itself when first launched. Which games specifically are you referring to with broken versions?

Well, not exactly to be honest. You'll still have a lot more problems than gaming on Windows due to fragmentation.

But, if your distribution system is purely flatpak, then yes, it should be smooth.