TL;DR: EA has blocked Linux gamers, including Steam Deck users on SteamOS, from playing Apex Legends due to concerns about cheating. EA identified Linux as a path for impactful exploits and decided to ...

EA is removing Apex Legends on Steam Deck after realizing unscrupulous players were using Linux to cheat in the FPS game. EA announced the decision in a brief help post and said the removal was ...

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," an ...

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 the ...