> It’s going to be a uphill battle to get to much higher percentages, as the remaining bastion of unsupported titles is mostly the matter of anti-cheat support
How is Apex steam deck certified?
How is Apex steam deck certified?
The reasons for why this is opt-in only are not public knowledge, but I wouldn't be surprised if this was some sort of special reduced-security mode. The APIs available to EAC-on-Wine are more-or-less a strict subset of those available to EAC-on-Windows, after all. FWIW: I don't think any Wine-exclusive exploits have ever been found in the wild.
[1]: https://dev.epicgames.com/en-US/news/epic-online-services-la...
Long term, maybe Valve could work with Epic to create a driver to support Easy Anti-cheat on Linux that works with Proton so that devs don't need to create a Linux-specific version of the game. Unfortunately, that'd likely be a considerable amount of work and Epic currently has no incentive to help the Steam Deck be successful.
However, that could change. PC gaming is so much more expensive to get into than when they first created the Epic Games Store. A PS5 is $400 — good luck buying/building a PC remotely as powerful as that for under $1000. A Steam Deck is also only $400, and while weaker, it is portable and can still handle almost all AAA games so far. The Epic Games Store is never going to be allowed on PS5, but it could be on the Steam Deck. Unless PC hardware prices go down, it's easy to imagine a future where PC gaming declines and consoles become more popular, which is not good for Epic (since their store isn't on traditional consoles.) But the Steam Deck, due to its low price, could very well compete with consoles, and Epic could have their store there. Obviously this future of Windows PC gaming declining is extremely far from certain, but it's nice to be prepared in case it does.
If they ever figure out you're running off of a Steam Deck, your account gets banned. Bungie support also went out of their way to specifically state that if you install Windows on the Deck (which some people do), they will still ban your account.
It's... an interesting decision to say the least.
> Destiny 2 is not supported for play on the Steam Deck or on any system utilizing Steam Play's Proton unless Windows is installed and running. Players who attempt to launch Destiny 2 on the Steam Deck through SteamOS or Proton will be unable to enter the game and will be returned to their game library after a short time. Players who are not accessing Destiny 2 through Windows and attempt to bypass the SteamOS/Proton incompatibility will be met with a game ban.
https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049024592-Desti...
This hyperbole is really unnecessary. Game devs have many different incentives from a lot of directions that may result in a decision that is rational for them, that you dislike.
Not supporting Linux is fine, but banning Windows users because they have hardware you’re opposed to is absolutely awful. Any company that does that, even if acting rationally, should be subject to withering criticism and should suffer in the marketplace.
Apex Legends was verified on Deck this month. I don't know what changed, but I assume Valve's efforts in the DRM space have paid off.
It means that if you enable EAC on Linux the security is low.
That's the the reason why Fortnite from Epic which owns EAC does not allows Fortnite to run on Linux: https://twitter.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/149056592564871578...