With a view to cease Apex Legends’ Linux dishonest downside, Respawn is pulling help for the Steam Deck.
Clearly a majority of gamers that play video games like Apex Legends will achieve this on console or PC, significantly in the event that they need to get good on the sport, however there will likely be loads of those that simply need to have a enjoyable informal time laying in mattress taking part in it on their Steam Deck. Sadly, although, until you are a bit tech savvy, you now will not be capable of – Apex Legends is presently formally obtainable through Steam, and as such has been a sport you’ll be able to play on Valve’s handheld, the Steam Deck. Besides earlier this week, Respawn introduced it is pulling help for Linux, which the Steam Deck runs on.
“In our efforts to fight dishonest in Apex, we have recognized Linux OS as being a path for quite a lot of impactful exploits and cheats,” reads a weblog submit explaining the choice. “Because of this, we have determined to dam Linux OS entry to the sport. Whereas this may impression a small variety of Apex gamers, we imagine the choice will meaningfully cut back situations of dishonest in our sport. Linux is utilized by default on the Steam Deck. There’s presently no dependable method for us to distinguish a official Steam Deck from a malicious cheat claiming to be a Steam Deck (through Linux).”
This is not that uncommon, as there are many large shooters which have by no means supported the Steam Deck, together with Fortnite, however as famous by GamesRadar, Apex Legends was fairly a preferred title on the hand-held, sitting inside the high 50 most performed video games prior to now yr.
The weblog submit does word that it’s nonetheless doable to play on the Steam Deck, you simply have to put in Home windows on the system, which could not be one thing everybody desires to do. Sorry, Steam Deck gamers! Respawn does say that it appears to be like “ahead to sharing future anti-cheat updates,” so I assume you’ll be able to cross your fingers and hope this will get reverted in some unspecified time in the future.