LogInNo more Apex Legends on Steam Deck.
Respawn Entertainment
Steam Deck users can't play Apex Legends there anymore because EA decided that Linux, which the handheld is based on, is "a path for a variety of impactful exploits and cheats."
"As a result, we've decided to block Linux OS access to the game. While this will impact a small number of Apex players, we believe the decision will meaningfully reduce instances of cheating in our game," the company said. "Linux is used by default on the Steam Deck. There is currently no reliable way for us to differentiate a legitimate Steam Deck from a malicious cheat claiming to be a Steam Deck (via Linux)."
Linux is an attractive system for cheaters, according to EA, due to its openness, and they are hard to detect when people emulate cheats for the Windows OS as if they are on Linux "in order to increase the difficulty of detection and prevention."
So the team decided to cut off access to the OS altogether. However, "playing on handhelds, such as the Steam Deck, is still possible if the user opts to install Windows."
Respawn Entertainment
This isn't the first time developers have complained about Linux. As PC Gamer recalls, Riot Games also mentioned the system in a post about Vanguard for League of Legends: "Linux does not currently afford us sufficient ability to attest boot state or kernel modules, and the difficulty in securing it is only compounded by all the frustrating differences between distributions."
Sorry, Steam Deck users, but at least players will supposedly meet fewer cheaters now.
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