RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to Linux Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agoApex Legends is taking away its support for the Steam Deck and Linuxwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square140fedilinkarrow-up1413arrow-down11cross-posted to: linuxsucks@lemmy.worldpcgaming@lemmy.cagames@lemmy.worldpulse_of_truth@infosec.pubsteamdeck@sopuli.xyzhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1412arrow-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 · 14 days agomessage-square140fedilinkcross-posted to: linuxsucks@lemmy.worldpcgaming@lemmy.cagames@lemmy.worldpulse_of_truth@infosec.pubsteamdeck@sopuli.xyzhackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squarebitwolf@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·13 days 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-up12·13 days 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…
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…