Old launcher no longer working

[DPZ2]

Seems to me if an unsupported platform doesn't work after any changes to the game a developer makes on supported platforms, it's up to the supporters/developers of the unsupported platform to make things right.

There are fixes being proposed and partial workarounds, which is pretty much what the Wine community has been used to for almost three decades.

What's different, apparently, is the sense of entitlement to something that was never promised by the software vendor.

[Zer0ofTime]

Seems to me if an unsupported platform doesn't work after any changes to the game a developer makes on supported platforms, it's up to the supporters/developers of the unsupported platform to make things right.

There are fixes being proposed and partial workarounds, which is pretty much what the Wine community has been used to for almost three decades.

What's different, apparently, is the sense of entitlement to something that was never promised by the software vendor.

This argument might hold any weight if the game ran poorly or didn't function right, But the game in and of itself plays flawlessly on steamdeck and proton. It is literally JUST the launcher that is broken not even the game itself, so it's not like people are putting out major fires in gameplay to get it to work. So you might call people who buy a game on steam and expect play it on steam deck entitled, or try to put down linux players, but they will look at your weightless argument here and not think twice about your false opinion putting them down.

[ShanksFCS]

Yeah, just to add on to the above, the game was 100% flawless for me. Possibly even better at points. It is literally just the launcher being broken and preventing Steam users on Linux from being able to access the game.

Square-Enix has no obligation to provide full support for a certain OS if they choose. That's fine. It's just frustrating that literally the only component preventing Linux users from playing is the front-end launcher that happens to use super-outdated proprietary Windows tech.

[DPZ2]

So you might call people who buy a game on steam and expect play it on steam deck entitled, or try to put down linux players, but they will look at your weightless argument here and not think twice about your false opinion putting them down.

No one at Square Enix announced support of their game on the Steam Deck. That it 'just worked' is a tribute to those Wine developers who put in time to make it so, but it's not Square Enix's problem. The fact that a simple change in the launcher, which works for everybody except those who are running unsupported on Linux and Steam Deck is a problem for Wine and Steam developers to correct.

If you desire support, you need to convince both Steam and Square Enix that it is in their best financial interests to provide that support.