Apex Legends Steam Deck Support Is Gone

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.
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.
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"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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Apex Legends cuts support for Steam Deck due to cheating epidemic
In an effort to combat the game's cheating epidemic, Electronic Arts has removed 'Apex Legends' from Linux, meaning the title will no longer be playable on Valve's Steam Deck.
Apex Legends Removing Steam Deck Support
As of today, Apex Legends will no longer run on Steam Deck, per a statement from EA and Respawn. Citing a concern over cheaters using the Linux OS, the game will no longer work on Valve's popular handheld.
"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 ha…
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