RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to Linux Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoApex Legends is taking away its support for the Steam Deck and Linuxwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square126fedilinkarrow-up1385arrow-down11cross-posted to: games@lemmy.worldpcgaming@lemmy.casteamdeck@sopuli.xyzlinuxsucks@lemmy.worldpulse_of_truth@infosec.pub
arrow-up1384arrow-down1external-linkApex Legends is taking away its support for the Steam Deck and Linuxwww.theverge.comRmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to Linux Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square126fedilinkcross-posted to: games@lemmy.worldpcgaming@lemmy.casteamdeck@sopuli.xyzlinuxsucks@lemmy.worldpulse_of_truth@infosec.pub
minus-squarebitwolf@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·6 hours agoSomeone did the math on Twitter. There is about 2900 Linux gamers playing Apex. So even if 100% of Linux gamers cheated it could in no way be the majority. What I think happened is the dev team struggled to solve the problem so they used Linux as a scapegoat when leadership came down on them.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 hours agoThis sounds likely. Unfortunately, when the problem doesn’t go away a few months from now, it’s not like they’ll reenable Linux support…
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Someone did the math on Twitter.
There is about 2900 Linux gamers playing Apex.
So even if 100% of Linux gamers cheated it could in no way be the majority.
What I think happened is the dev team struggled to solve the problem so they used Linux as a scapegoat when leadership came down on them.
This sounds likely. Unfortunately, when the problem doesn’t go away a few months from now, it’s not like they’ll reenable Linux support…