I dual boot with win 11, I do so for programming purposes, not gaming. I read online that the game straight up blocks Linux on all fronts (typical EA). So, I booted into win 11 and launched the beta. It still refused to start and complained that secure boot was “disabled”. Booted into BIOS and it was enabled, but not active. I had to reset the keys to the windows default keys to be able to play this game. This is a no go for me. Not giving them my money until they stop this bullshit. Just wanted to let everyone know the situation so far.
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I think it primarily has to do with Microsoft requiring motherboard manufacturers to include their key, but other operating systems don’t have the pull. So it could potentially be seen as a form of lockdown. Personally I also don’t see the issue, especially now since it’s been a soft requirement for Windows for so long that most Linux distros just handle key generation and enrollment when installing.