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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.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
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in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮 • • •cameronbosch
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in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮 • • •Nah, saying Linux "iS fUlL oF cHeAtErS" is pure monopolistic and out of touch. Like Microsoft. Microsoft only "loves" Linux to enrich themselves and entrench themselves.
Short of an anti-trust suit and a forced opening up of Windows APIs, the anti-cheat situation may not be fixable without violating copyright laws.
Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮
in reply to cameronbosch • • •@cameronbosch that's not what they're saying though, is it, let's not make silly stories
they're saying Linux as a platform enables actual cheaters to do their thing, which it does, as we've heard time and time again
it's not that legit Linux users cheat, it's that it's easier to do so on Linux
cameronbosch
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in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮 • • •I was JUST THE OTHER DAY considering coming back to Apex, haven't played a fun BR with my friends in a while... guess that's not happening.
I can't wait to see how this makes little to no difference in preventing cheaters from cheating in their game. But at least they tried, right?
Marcus The Board Gamer
in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮 • • •“Our dev team wanted to provide a bit more context…” read: We can’t be bothered or don’t know how to figure out anti-cheat on Linux.
Whilst I agree with your comment Valve probably need to do something, so do game developers. The Steam Deck has made Linux more mainstream and developers can just keep making excuses now. Well they can I guess…
noodlejetski
in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮 • • •Alex
in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮 • • •so, game devs are falling back to their stance when Proton became popular: "but-but we can't install spyware on Linux, so we will block it completely!"
I can't remember now but I have a vague memory that some game banned Linux and the number of cheaters remained the same after the ban...
j4n3z
in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮 • • •I would really like to take a look at these. Without any data it just feels like empty marketing words to me.
AfroScribble
in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮 • • •damn, these are what your replies r like? no wonder ppl complain about masto being annoying Linux nerds
(You obviously are used to covering this space, but even so they're doing way too much 😮💨)
Ashton
in reply to Liam @ GamingOnLinux 🐧🎮 • • •I think this decision sucks and encouraging the use of Windows also sucks. Is this an accessible option on the SD? Is there a prompt on first boot, or do users have to buy and install Windows 11 through a USB?