Epic Games adds Easy Anti-Cheat for ARM devices — Feature unlocks support for Windows, Linux, and Switch 2

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The most popular anti-cheat engine now supports ARM-based PCs

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Epic Games has finally introduced ARM compatibility for Easy Anti-Cheat, featuring support for both Windows and Linux-based ARM operating systems. Epic Games issued new patch notes highlighting Windows and Linux support for EOS 1.17.1.3-CL44532354, and instructions for game developers to update EAC to the latest version.

Some other anti-cheat programs have already added support for Windows on ARM; however, Easy Anti-Cheat is one of the most popular anti-cheat engines used by video games today, and adding EAC will introduce compatibility for a plethora of titles. The icing on the cake is Epic's support for Linux ARM devices, which is a massive bonus for Linux players since Valve has incorporated ARM support for Proton, its Windows-to-Linux emulator.

Today's update from Epic also brings official Nintendo Switch 2 support: "This release adds support for Nintendo Switch 2. You can extend your game’s existing EOS SDK for Switch integration to run on Nintendo’s latest hardware with minimal changes," the release note states.

Aaron Klotz
Aaron Klotz
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Aaron Klotz is a contributing writer for Tom’s Hardware, covering news related to computer hardware such as CPUs, and graphics cards.

5 Comments Comment from the forums
  • -Fran-
    This... This is good news... Right?

    Right? xD

    Regards.
    Reply
  • abufrejoval
    So anti cheat basically means, that a game vendor tells you as a user, owner and operator of a personal computing device:

    I do not trust you!

    Therefore in order to access my game, for which you purchases a temporary license to dream of owning it, you must grant me all required, demanded, or otherwise useful privileges to

    a) inspect your PC, and all those somehow connected to yours
    b) use all available connections and sensors available in your PC and perhaps your mobile and other IoT devices I may find suitable to observe your actions, including forcing you to activate or buy additional ones to make things easier for me, or my collaborators,
    c) be given the liberty to grant, limit and revoke access to your PC, sensors, IoT devices should i determine that I don't like or trust you any more (than I already do not).
    d) be free to reuse or resell any data collected and processed via your computing device, exclusively, because it's obviously my property
    e) sue you for damage in my private court should you try to circumvent this observation or inspection

    You also oblige yourself, your family, extended family, social network contacts, and their families and contacts to never
    f) report badly on my activities, even if a bug of mine causes you loss of life or property
    g) fail at singing my praises whenever you're not (trying to) gaming
    or accept the full extend of any liability we choose to apply to you.

    You will never accept any other definition or interpretation for a PC other than "Properly owned Computer", where all benefits are owed to the game vendor and the extend of your ownership is limited to carry all current or potential cost and obligations.
    Did I get that right?
    Reply
  • S58_is_the_goat
    abufrejoval said:
    So anti cheat basically means, that a game vendor tells you as a user, owner and operator of a personal computing device:

    I do not trust you!

    Therefore in order to access my game, for which you purchases a temporary license to dream of owning it, you must grant me all required, demanded, or otherwise useful privileges to

    a) inspect your PC, and all those somehow connected to yours
    b) use all available connections and sensors available in your PC and perhaps your mobile and other IoT devices I may find suitable to observe your actions, including forcing you to activate or buy additional ones to make things easier for me, or my collaborators,
    c) be given the liberty to grant, limit and revoke access to your PC, sensors, IoT devices should i determine that I don't like or trust you any more (than I already do not).
    d) be free to reuse or resell any data collected and processed via your computing device, exclusively, because it's obviously my property
    e) sue you for damage in my private court should you try to circumvent this observation or inspection

    You also oblige yourself, your family, extended family, social network contacts, and their families and contacts to never
    f) report badly on my activities, even if a bug of mine causes you loss of life or property
    g) fail at singing my praises whenever you're not (trying to) gaming
    or accept the full extend of any liability we choose to apply to you.

    You will never accept any other definition or interpretation for a PC other than "Properly owned Computer", where all benefits are owed to the game vendor and the extend of your ownership is limited to carry all current or potential cost and obligations.
    Did I get that right?
    Yes, is it too demanding? 😂
    Reply
  • ekio
    -Fran- said:
    This... This is good news... Right?

    Right? xD

    Regards.
    Support for more open OSes, and not rotten ISAs ? Yes. Even if it’s sad to have the need for these tools.
    Reply
  • bigdragon
    -Fran- said:
    This... This is good news... Right?

    Right? xD

    Regards.
    You shall play the games the way the publishers and executives intended, and you will be happy. Buy microtransactions. Buy progression accelerators. Spend more money. The only shortcuts are paid shortcuts!

    Also, anti-cheat has no security vulnerabilities. *Jedi hand wave* None at all. Move along.
    Reply