Bad news, Steam Deck shooters: 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 ...

Electronic Arts is blocking Steam Deck and Linux platforms from playing Apex Legends, citing more anti-cheat concerns.

Respawn Entertainment saw a significant drop in cheating rates in Apex Legends after cutting support for Linux. Other anti-cheat measures were instituted at the start of Season 23. Respawn is ...

A recent post on X from the official Apex Legends handle announced that Respawn Entertainment and EA have collectively decided to withdraw the game's support compatibility from Linux OS.

Cheating software running on Linux is more challenging to detect than Windows-based kernel-level tools, and they require an increasingly higher level of attention from the Apex Legends team.

EA has made the decision to block Linux gamers - including, of course, Steam Deck owners (at least those who haven't switched away from SteamOS) - from playing its popular battle royale, Apex Legends.

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.

Sorry Steam Deck Apex Legends players, those Linux cheaters means the battle royale won't be officially supported on the handheld anymore You can still technically play on your Steam Deck, but you ...

Electronic Arts has blocked Steam Deck players from its cooperative shooter, Apex Legends. Stating that "the openness of the Linux operating systems makes it an attractive one for cheaters and ...

Steam Deck game support for Apex Legends is no more, thanks to EA Linux ban While the game hasn't moved over to EA Anti-Cheat, a decision has been made to apply a blanket ban to Linux OS ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Apex Legends is no longer supported on Steam Deck or Linux as a result of cheating, according to EA. "Linux is used by default on the Steam Deck ...

Bad news, Steam Deck shooters: 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 ...