Within the newest Apex Legends dev replace, recreation director Steven Ferreira addressed anti-cheat and the current determination to ban Linux gamers from accessing the sport. This ban impacted Steam Deck customers, taking the sport from Verified to Unsupported, however Respawn is “happy to report” that the controversial transfer is enjoying out as anticipated to date because of a “significant discount” in situations of dishonest being recognized.
Apex Legends was as soon as probably the most performed video games every month on the most effective handheld gaming PC, however with the introduction of the Linux block a number of months in the past, Steam Deck house owners can now not entry the sport with out dual-booting their gadget. In consequence, Apex Legends has lengthy since fallen out of the month-to-month prime 100 video games listing.
Respawn’s Linux block was launched on October 31, 2024, and little or no has been mentioned about it since, which is why this current remark is welcome, even when it isn’t essentially what Steam Deck gamers will need to hear.
It might have been good for Respawn to offer extra context than merely stating that it’s “happy to report a significant discount within the quantity of dishonest lately.” That’s particularly the case given the final response within the YouTube feedback from gamers that recommend that the discount in dishonest has had nothing to do with the Linux ban however is as an alternative because of the dwindling participant base.
SteamDB numbers recommend that Apex Legends participant numbers are declining, with a peak of 470,696 gamers logging in for the debut of Season 20 in February 2024 in comparison with simply 225,941 for the launch of Season 23 with a uncommon dip beneath the 100,000 mark additionally occurring on January 28, 2024.
There’s no telling whether or not the Linux ban is really the rationale behind the discount in dishonest, however Respawn is content material sufficient for now, so Steam Deck gamers must proceed booting Home windows so as to preserve enjoying the sport.
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