So, it may take a while for developers to activate the anti-cheat support for various games. Starting with the latest SDK release, developers can activate anti-cheat support for Linux via Wine or Proton with just a few clicks in the Epic Online Services Developer Portal. With Easy Anti-Cheat support, many popular multiplayer titles like Apex Legends, Fortnite, Tom Clancy’s Division 2, Rust, and many other games could work flawlessly on Linux. Multiplayer Gamers Can Consider Switching to Linux So, safe to say, if it wasn’t for Valve’s effort with Steam Deck, the chances of getting Easy Anti-Cheat support on Linux were not good. If you aren’t aware, Steam Deck is powered by Linux, which is why Epic Games was interested in expanding support to the Linux platform. This will be done on an opt-in basis with game developers choosing whether they want to allow it or not.- BattlEye September 24, 2021Įven though we expected this to happen sometime in the future, the introduction of Steam Deck changed the scene for gaming on Linux. BattlEye has provided native Linux and Mac support for a long time and we can announce that we will also support the upcoming Steam Deck (Proton).
