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JEMC said:

Apex Legends ditches Steam Deck support: EA says Linux is 'a path for a variety of impactful exploits and cheats'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/battle-royale/apex-legends-ditches-steam-deck-support-ea-says-linux-is-a-path-for-a-variety-of-impactful-exploits-and-cheats/
Bad news, Steam Deck shooters: Electronic Arts has determined that Linux is "a path for a variety of impactful exploits and cheats" in Apex Legends, and it has thus decided to block anyone using the OS from accessing the game.

It's sad to see really as Linux gaming has got to a stage over the past couple of years where anyone can install it and 10 minutes later be playing 99% of their game library out of the box and whilst I have zero love for any of the competitive shooters that have started blocking Linux by inserting kernel level anticheat into there games they are popular games and it's becoming a trend that is a bad look for the OS.

At least Steam are making developers state that a game has an anticheat and specify if it requires access at the kernel level.

Last edited by WoodenPints - on 05 November 2024