EA removes Apex Legends from Steam Deck

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 and 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.
Apex Legends ditches Steam Deck support: EA says Linux is 'a path for a variety of impactful exploits and cheats'
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,
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This, coupled with the relatively small number of players reliant on Linux, is likely what informed EA's decision to end Steam Deck support. Apex Legends sees a ton of daily users, and dropping the Linux ones likely won't be a death knell.
"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 ...
Apex Legends is no longer playable on devices running Linux, including the Steam Deck, with EA noting the decision is due to the amount of cheaters.
Apex Legends is no longer available for the Steam Deck
It’s not all bad news for Apex Legends fans who prefer to play on a portable console. It’ll run on the Steam Deck, so long as you install Windows. Valve hasn’t released its own dual-boot installer, so you’ll have to rely on fairly complicated third-party solutions to get the job done.
EA removes Apex Legends from Steam Deck due to Linux cheating
While the population of Linux users is small, their impact infected a fair amount of players’ games. This ultimately brought us to our decision today,” the post read. Granted, if you load up your Steam Deck with Windows, you could play Apex Legends.
Apex Legends Bans Linux, Leaving Steam Deck Out in the Cold
EA and Respawn have banned Linux players from playing Apex Legends, potentially leaving Steam Deck users in the lurch without a workaround.
Apex Legends Drops Steam Deck Support Over Rampant Cheating
EA and Respawn Entertainment are making a change to Apex Legends that will no longer allow players to access the game via Linux OS, including Steam Deck using Linux. The developers announced the shift away from Linux support in a post on its website.
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