Epic Games recently did an AMA (Ask me anything) in the community Discord server, confirming that a Linux / SteamOS version of the Epic Games Store is coming.

I really don’t like Epic personally, but this is still pretty huge. Linux and SteamOS have come a long way. CEO Tim Sweeney has always been very negative towards the idea of Linux support, so Epic changing that stance would suggest that Linux/SteamOS has finally become too big of a market to ignore.

    • Fubarberry@sopuli.xyzOPMEnglish
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      14 hours ago

      Heroic is a great option, and will likely remain most people’s preferred way to play Epic games on Linux/SteamOS. After all, a lot of windows users prefer heroic there as well due to the bloat/slowness of the official Epic launcher.

      That said, official support is always good. It both represents that Linux is growing and a viable alternative to windows, guarantees better support from games on the platform in the future, and pressures other companies to also support Linux.

      Basically this (and GoG adding support) are big deals, even if it’s not because we really needed their official support to have a good way to play their games.

    • nocturne@slrpnk.net
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      14 hours ago

      I have not needed to use heroic yet, but I keep meaning to install it so I can see what it is all about.

      • scutiger@lemmy.world
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        11 hours ago

        Heroic lets you log in with your GOG, Epic, and Amazon accounts and install/update your games like Steam. If all your games are on Steam then it’s pointless, but if you have a GOG library, it’s quite convenient, and it will automatically set your games up with your Proton variant of choice.

      • Ghoelian@piefed.socialEnglish
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        13 hours ago

        Heroic is more than just an epic games launcher fyi, it’s pretty much a full replacement for lutris (which I have stopped using due to the llm code shitshow)