Apex Legends Steam Deck Support Is Gone

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,
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.
EA / Respawn now block Apex Legends from running on Linux and Steam Deck
The developers of Apex Legends have announced that they're going to be blocking the game completely on Linux platforms including Steam Deck.
Steam Deck game support for Apex Legends is no more, thanks Linux ban
Yet another title under the EA umbrella has taken steps to block Linux OS gaming PCs, and the Steam Deck, from being able to access the game. The Apex Legends team posted an update blaming Linux for a high proportion of “impactful exploits and cheats”, leading to this drastic action being taken.
"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 2 ruled out by EA despite player count struggles
EA have confirmed that they have no plans for an Apex Legends 2-style game as Respawn is going through a “systematic rethink” of the battle royale. Over the past year or so, Apex Legends has seen plenty of players walk away.
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 Steam Deck Support Is Gone, Due To Cheaters
Nobody likes cheaters in their games. EA and Respawn are even less fond of them. Cheating in Apex Legends has been a problem before - you may recall a major incident during a regional tournament that made waves online through sheer absurdity.
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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