Yesterday October 31st, 2024. Apex Legends made an unexpected and shocking announcement “Linux (and Steam Deck using Linux) will no longer be able to access Apex Legends“ This decision was made by the Anti-Cheat development team of Apex Legends as their way to tackle cheaters, claiming that the most vile cheats were Linux based and that it was a difficult choice for Devs to make but they claim that it was for the ”greater good”
Here’s what Apex Legends Devs say about Linux “The Openness of the Linux Operating system makes it an attractive one for cheaters & cheat developers. Linux Cheats are indeed harder to detect and the data shows that they’re growing at a rate that requires an outsized level of focus and attention from the team for a relatively small platform. There are also cases in which cheats for the Windows OS get emulated as if it’s on Linux in order to increase difficulty and detection and prevention”
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This change took effect immediately as Respawn wanted to tackle cheaters as quickly as possible, while this decision was not easy to make Respawn but this decision was done to protect their player base
Since then many players have raised their voices as they were heartbroken and frustrated by this devastating news, years of their time and money have now gone down the drain since they can’t access Apex Legends on their Devices anymore, many players have called Respawn Unprofessional or as a “cheap” way to fix for a problem, that could have been resolved by not completely removing the platform’s access to the game
User FAT9L made this post on X (formerly Twitter) they have been playing Apex Legends since its initial launch in February 2019, and have spent almost $1,000 and 4,000 hours in-game, as many players supported their statement as their tweet gained over 500,000 impressions within one day
How to play Apex Legends on Steam Deck?
Steam Deck users can still access Apex Legends if they opt into Windows OS, here are the steps you need to follow to play Apex Legends on Steam Deck
Programs & Steps Required
β A Windows PC
β 32GB USH Micro SD
β 32GB USB Drive
β SD Card Reader
β DownloadWindows 10 OS
β Download the USB Boot ProgramRufus
β DownloadWindows Driver
Installation & Setup
1. Make sure that the programs mentioned above are installed and ready to use on your device
2. Open Windows creation tool
3. Select Create Installation, and locate the Windows 10 IOS File
4. Download the Windows driver files and save them in a separate USB drive
5. Plug-in the micro-SD card reader and open Rufus
6. Select the Device option
7. Locate the Windows ISO and select
8. Make sure the Windows IOS exists under the Boot Selection
9. Under the Image Option Dropdown, Select Windows to Go
10. In the Partition Scheme, Select MBR
11. In the Format panel, Select NTFS
12. Click on Ready, and Power down the Steam Deck
13. Insert the Micro-SD card into the SD slot under the Steam Deck bottom right
14. Press and hold down the Power and Volume Down button to enter the Steam Deck Boot Menu
15. Select the Windows Option in the Steam Deck Boot Menu
16. Windows will launch in Portrait
17. Go to Settings>System>Display>Display Orientation and Select Landscape to fix it
18. Plug the USB card reader into the Steam Deck Connect the USB with Windows Drivers Files
19. Install the Drivers
20. Steam Deck users can now access Windows through the new boot manager screen when Powering up the Steam Deck
