Respawn has introduced that these utilizing Linux OS will now not be capable to play Apex Legends. That features these enjoying on Steam Deck, the place Apex Legends is at present accessible on {the marketplace}.
Respawn says its a call made to struggle points with dishonest within the sport.
“In our efforts to fight dishonest in Apex, we’ve recognized Linux OS as being a path for quite a lot of impactful exploits and cheats,” the studio stated. “Because of this, we’ve determined to dam Linux OS entry to the sport.”
The studio says that the transfer will influence only a “small quantity” of gamers. Nonetheless, the transfer will “meaningfully scale back cases of dishonest in [the] sport.”
So far as the choice course of, Respawn says that Linux’s “openness” makes it prime for cheaters and cheat builders. In addition they say that Linux cheats are more durable to detect.
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“[T]he knowledge exhibits that they’re rising at a price that requires an outsized stage of focus and a spotlight from the crew for a comparatively small platform,” they stated.
“Whereas the inhabitants of Linux customers is small, their influence contaminated a good quantity of gamers’ video games.”
For these on Steam Deck who can now not play on the platform, Respawn says that there was “no dependable means” for them to “differentiate a official Steam Deck from a malicious cheat claiming to be a Steam Deck.” In case you nonetheless need to play Apex Legends on Steam Deck, you’ll have to switch Linux with Home windows on the system.
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