The Finals playable on Steam Deck and Linux
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Intel Arc GPUs Can’t Run The Finals On Linux But Concealing GPU Vendor Does The Job
The Finals has seen immense popularity amongst gamers across every platform, however, an interesting bug has surfaced on Linux which won't let users play the game on an Intel Arc GPU unless the vendor is hidden.
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Massive FPS game The Finals playable on Steam Deck and Linux in latest update — developer mum on surprise compatibility
Easy Anti Cheat is the bane of the existence of many Linux gamers, leaving handheld gamers with Windows devices like the Asus ROG Ally (curr $599.99 on Best Buy) as their only option for many online multiplayer games. This was true for The Finals, as well — at least until recently. After a recent update, The Finals unexpectedly started to work vis Steam's Proton compatibility layer.
According to reports by GamingOnLinux and fans on Protondb, The Finals runs on Linux with near-native performance after only mild tweaks — PROTON_ENABLE_NVAPI=1 %command% — to the game's launch options to get DLSS working. GamingOnLinux did report some issues with voice chat and some in-game settings, though, so mileage may vary on what's available.
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THE FINALS big 1.5.0 update out with new mode - continues working on Linux / Steam Deck
I recently reported on THE FINALS now working on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux, and it seems even with the latest major update just released with version 1.5.0 bringing a new game mode it continues working.