EA removes Apex Legends from Steam Deck
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WCCF Tech ☛ Apex Legends Removes Steam Deck Support Due To Cheating
EA and Respawn Entertainment have announced on the official EA website that they are shifting away from Linux support for Apex Legends. This means that those using a Steam Deck will no longer be able to play the game, as the Steam Deck runs Linux OS. This move likely comes as a shock to many, as games such as these are quite popular to play on handheld consoles. However, EA mentions that they are dropping support for Linux OS in an attempt to maintain "competitive integrity" and to fight off cheaters. This isn't the only game to drop Steam Deck support, as Grand Theft Auto V also went from being the most played game on the Steam Deck to unsupported due to Rockstar Games adding an anti-cheat that is unsupported on Steam Deck.
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Notebook Check ☛ EA pulls plug on Apex Legends Linux version due to anti-cheat concerns
Linux gamers who play Apex Legends will no longer be able to access the game. EA apparently made the decision due to cheaters exploiting the platform's customizable nature to circumvent anti-cheat measures.
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Neowin ☛ Apex Legends pulls Linux and Steam Deck support to stop cheaters
One of the biggest contenders in the battle royal space is Apex Legends, and thanks to its use of Easy Anti-Cheat, Linux and Steam Deck, players have been able to play the game via Proton for years now. Something that many other high-profile multiplayer games block. However, all that stops now. EA and developer Respawn Entertainment are officially pulling Apex Legends support for the platform entirely due to cheating and exploit concerns.
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Apex Legends is Dropping Linux and Steam Deck Support
Apex Legends is taking a significant step that’s sure to be unpopular with a good number of players. EA and Respawn Entertainment have announced that the game is dropping support for the Steam Deck. As part of their efforts to combat cheating in the free-to-play battle royale shooter, the companies have identified Linux as an easy pathway for cheats and exploits. That, of course, is the operating system that the Steam Deck runs on, which means support for the portable device is being dropped as well.
“In our efforts to combat cheating in Apex, we’ve identified Linux OS as being a path for a variety of impactful exploits and cheats,” EA writes. “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.
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PC Gamer ☛ 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.
"The openness of the Linux operating systems makes it an attractive one for cheaters and cheat developers," the Apex anticheat team wrote in an update explaining its decision.
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The Verge ☛ Apex Legends is taking away its support for the Steam Deck and Linux
Apex Legends is one of the only battle royale games that lets you play on a Steam Deck gaming handheld — Fortnite, Valorant, PUBG and more never supported it in the first place, citing concerns about anti-cheat. But today, Electronic Arts and Respawn are taking the game away for that very same reason.
“In our efforts to combat cheating in Apex, we’ve identified Linux OS as being a path for a variety of impactful exploits and cheats. As a result, we’ve decided to block Linux OS access to the game,” writes EA, in a blog post explaining the decision.
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Windows Central ☛ "While the population of Linux users is small, their impact infected a fair amount of players’ games." Apex Legends can't be played on Steam Deck anymore, and EA has explained why.
Electronic Arts (EA) and Respawn Entertainment's free-to-play title Apex Legends is no longer playable on Linux, including Steam Deck, as shared in an update on Thursday. This decision is due to a focus on combating cheating, something EA claims is common on Linux due to the platform's open nature.
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Digital Trends ☛ EA removes Apex Legends from Steam Deck due to Linux cheating
Electronic Arts announced Thursday that it’ll be removing Steam Deck and Linux players’ access to its battle royale Apex Legends in an effort to combat cheating, effective immediately.
In a post on the Apex Legends forums (spotted by The Verge) an EA spokesperson said it made this decision as part of its anti-cheat efforts. Basically, EA found that many of the exploits and cheats it’s trying to combat came through Linux distros. So it decided to block access for Linux users. And since Steam Deck runs on Linux by default (SteamOS is built from Debian and uses a layer called Proton to make Windows and Mac games compatible), that meant Steam Deck had to go.