1. Refund / consumer‑rights debate
Many commenters argue that if a game stops working on a platform after purchase, the buyer deserves a refund, while others stress personal responsibility and the “caveat emptor” principle.
- “If I paid for a product and I did not get it… selling it incurs no cost on you and I have received none of the benefit of the transaction.” – tempfile
- “You paid for a Windows product. The product still works on Windows, right?” – john_strinlai
- “I view what has happened much more like ‘they set my shirt on fire’ than ‘I broke my own shirt’.” – tempfile
2. Technical feasibility of anti‑cheat on Linux
The discussion centers on whether effective anti‑cheat can run on Linux, noting that Easy Anti‑Cheat (EAC) works but lacks kernel‑level protections, making it easy to bypass.
- “EAC supports Linux, but by doing so you're disabling a number of security features since you're making the anti‑cheat run entirely in userspace.” – tapoxi
- “EAC is functionally useless on Linux and can be defeated by anyone with the ability to sudo or to boot a modified operating system.” – altairprime
- “From what I understand Easy Anti Cheat… makes it very easy for developers to run on Linux… it is one of the anti-cheat providers that had decent Linux support since the beginning.” – trashb
3. Ubisoft’s anti‑consumer reputation and user boycott
Repeated sentiments highlight a loss of trust in Ubisoft, citing its subscription‑only push, falling stock price, and deliberate blocking of Linux.
- “I've gotten very comfortable not owning Ubisoft games.” – AlexandrB
- “Apparently so have other gamers considering that Ubisoft's stock price has fallen over 90% in the last five years.” – Hamuko
- “Nothing makes more comfortable than not playing Ubisoft games.” – Everdrive
4. Responsibility of platform holders (Valve/Steam) to warn or compensate
Commenters debate whether Steam should prevent sales of Windows‑only titles to Linux users or handle refunds when compatibility is removed.
- “Valve should … pop up a dialog during purchase saying 'This game requires Microsoft Windows…'” – tapoxi
- “A totally reasonable ask is that people read the system requirements already visible on the store page of every game.” – john_strinlai
- “Valve sells the game and handles refunds.” – tapoxi (referring to money flow)