Yet one more title underneath the EA umbrella has taken steps to dam Linux OS gaming PCs, and the Steam Deck, from having the ability to entry the sport. The Apex Legends staff posted an replace blaming Linux for a excessive proportion of βimpactful exploits and cheatsβ, resulting in this drastic motion being taken.
The Steam Deck remains to be the most effective handheld gaming PC, however the current lossΒ from the platform of a number of EA video games with on-line options canβt be ignored. This additionally comes off the heels of Grand Theft Auto 5 on Steam Deck struggling an identical destiny, with GTA On-line not accessible on Valveβs handheld.
In a submit to X (previously Twitter), the next replace was posted: βWeβre sharing in the present day that Linux (and Steam Deck utilizing Linux) will not be capable to entry Apex Legends.β
The submit goes on to state that the staff has βrecognized Linux OS as being a pathway for a wide range of impactful exploits and cheats.β Provided that many EA video games have just lately adopted EA Anti-Cheat, which excludes Linux by default, it was anticipated that Apex Legends would possibly make this transfer in some unspecified time in the future on condition that itβs one of many final EA-published on-line video games with out it. This isnβt the case, however the current Apex anti-cheat is as an alternative being modified.
This submit admits that the portion of Linux gamers is small however then claims the affect was too nice to disregard, bringing concerning the final determination to ban the working system totally. It goes on to level out that it has no strategy to βdifferentiate a respectable Steam Deck from a malicious cheat claiming to be a Steam Deck (by way of Linux).β As such, it has carried out this blanket ban.
The Steam Deck person base is kind of small within the grand scheme of issues, even when itβs laborious to differentiate a precise variety of gamers, however nonetheless quantities to a big whole. A finest estimate has prompt that 1.5% of month-to-month Steam customers play on a Deck, which might whole round 1.45m gamers.
In the meantime, wanting on the Steam Deck most performed chart for the previous 12 months, Apex Legends sits in forty eighth place, down 24 areas from the earlier 12 months. Itβs been a reasonably constant performer on Valveβs handheld, however will quickly drop off the checklist totally because of this newest growth.
If you wish to know which video games can nonetheless be performed on Valveβs moveable, then try our checklist of the most effective Steam Deck video gamesΒ which options video games weβve examined to your peace of thoughts.
