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Apex Legends drops Steam Deck support in bid to tackle "impactful exploits and cheats"

Electronic Arts has blocked Steam Deck players from its cooperative shooter, Apex Legends.

As mentioned in our prior anti-cheat dev blog, competitive integrity is a top priority for our team and there are many ways in which we're battling cheaters - this is one to add to the list. EA's CEO Andrew Wilson chatted to investors earlier this week during the company's quarterly earnings call. Asked about the company's live-service efforts, and the next season of Respawn's shooter, Apex Legends, Wilson said the battle royale is in "an incredibly good position" within the live-service market, with a "strong brand, a really strong mechanic, and a very committed global community", suggesting it may be a while yet until we see Apex Legends 2.

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