Fortnite won’t support Steam Deck for fear of cheaters

Chopping corners: As Valve’s Steam Deck nears launch, many hope it to be a turning level for handheld PCs. Nevertheless it appears one of the well-liked video games gained’t run on it – at the least not at first – attributable to compatibility points that may very well be solved sooner or later.

This week Epic Video games CEO Tim Sweeney confirmed that Fortnite gained’t assist the Steam Deck. Whereas responding to questions on Twitter, Sweeney mentioned Epic isn’t assured within the present degree of compatibility between its anti-cheat resolution and the Steam Deck.

Fortnite no, however there is a large effort underway to maximise Straightforward Anti Cheat compatibility with Steam Deck.

— Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) February 7, 2022

Merely working the sport on the machine is not the issue. The Steam Deck makes use of the Linux-based Steam OS, whereas Fortnite runs on Home windows (it used to have a Mac model). However Steam Deck customers will be capable of run many video games that aren’t Linux native via compatibility layers. Third occasion instruments just like the Heroic Recreation Launcher have been constructed for issues like this.

Whereas Sweeney mentioned work is being achieved to get Straightforward Anti-Cheat, which Epic makes use of, to be suitable with the Steam Deck, there’s concern over the big variety of Linux configurations, of which Steam OS is one. If every part else fails, customers also can merely set up Home windows on a Steam Deck and play the Home windows model of Fortnite.

We don’t have faith that we’d be capable of fight dishonest at scale underneath a wide selection of kernel configurations together with customized ones.

— Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) February 7, 2022

The primary critiques of the Steam Deck are already out, pouring over its efficiency, battery life, display high quality, and extra. It will likely be attention-grabbing to see how Fortnite runs on one (if customers get it working) in comparison with the Nintendo Swap model, Android model, or the GeForce Now model which will be performed on iOS now.