Apex Legends was a top 50 Steam Deck game

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, 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.
Sorry Steam Deck Apex Legends players, those Linux cheaters means the battle royale won't be officially supported on the handheld anymore
This isn't that unusual, as there are plenty of big shooters that have never supported the Steam Deck, including Fortnite, but as noted by GamesRadar, Apex Legends was quite a popular title on the handheld, sitting within the top 50 most played games in the past year.
Apex Legends was a top 50 Steam Deck game, but EA's dropping Valve's handheld because it can't tell if those players are actually dirty cheating Linux users
EA has announced that it's pulling Linux support for Apex Legends, meaning that the game is no longer officially supported on Steam Deck. The devs say it's down to just how hard it is to catch cheaters on the operating system.
Cheaters Cause Apex Legends To Abandon The Steam Deck
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 drops Steam Deck support in bid to tackle "impactful exploits and cheats"
Electronic Arts has blocked Steam Deck players from its cooperative shooter, Apex Legends.
Apex Legends Loses Steam Deck Support Due To Cheating Concerns
"There is currently no reliable way for us to differentiate a legitimate Steam Deck from a malicious cheat claiming to be a Steam Deck."
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