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===Fortnite excluded from Steam Deck (''2022'')=== | ===Fortnite excluded from Steam Deck (''2022'')=== | ||
In February 2022, [[Valve]] launched its Steam Deck handheld console, which runs on a Linux-based SteamOS. This is problematic for video games that are not compatible with Linux, but Valve used a work-around involving a {{Wplink|compatibility layer}} called {{Wplink|Proton (software)|Proton}} to allow the Steam Deck to run [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] games. Users hoped this meant being able to play ''Fortnite'' on Steam (which is a competing platform to Epic Games Store), however CEO Tim Sweeney stated in response to a tweet that the game would not be made compatible with Linux nor Proton, citing a lack of confidence at being able to reliably enforce its [[Easy Anti-Cheat]] software:<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Ryan |title=Epic confirms Fortnite won’t be playable on Steam Deck without Windows |url=https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/epic-confirms-fortnite-wont-be-playable-on-steam-deck-without-windows-4207850 |website=Trusted Reviews |date=8 Feb 2022 |access-date=25 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202074431/https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/epic-confirms-fortnite-wont-be-playable-on-steam-deck-without-windows-4207850 |archive-date=2 Feb 2023}}</ref> | In February 2022, [[Valve]] launched its Steam Deck handheld console, which runs on a Linux-based [[SteamOS]]. This is problematic for video games that are not compatible with Linux, but Valve used a work-around involving a {{Wplink|compatibility layer}} called {{Wplink|Proton (software)|Proton}} to allow the Steam Deck to run [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] games. Users hoped this meant being able to play ''Fortnite'' on Steam (which is a competing platform to Epic Games Store), however CEO Tim Sweeney stated in response to a tweet that the game would not be made compatible with Linux nor Proton, citing a lack of confidence at being able to reliably enforce its [[Easy Anti-Cheat]] software:<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Ryan |title=Epic confirms Fortnite won’t be playable on Steam Deck without Windows |url=https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/epic-confirms-fortnite-wont-be-playable-on-steam-deck-without-windows-4207850 |website=Trusted Reviews |date=8 Feb 2022 |access-date=25 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202074431/https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/epic-confirms-fortnite-wont-be-playable-on-steam-deck-without-windows-4207850 |archive-date=2 Feb 2023}}</ref> | ||
<blockquote>Fortnite no, but there's a big effort underway to maximize Easy Anti Cheat compatibility with Steam Deck.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sweeney |first=Tim |date=6 Feb 2022 |title=Tim Sweeney on X |url=https://nitter.catsarch.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1490519194915459072 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260324201027/https://nitter.catsarch.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1490519194915459072 |archive-date=24 Mar 2026 |access-date=25 Feb 2026 |website=[[X]]}}</ref><br /> | <blockquote>Fortnite no, but there's a big effort underway to maximize Easy Anti Cheat compatibility with Steam Deck.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sweeney |first=Tim |date=6 Feb 2022 |title=Tim Sweeney on X |url=https://nitter.catsarch.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1490519194915459072 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260324201027/https://nitter.catsarch.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1490519194915459072 |archive-date=24 Mar 2026 |access-date=25 Feb 2026 |website=[[X]]}}</ref><br /> | ||
[...] We don't have confidence that we'd be able to combat cheating at scale under a wide array of kernel configurations including custom ones.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sweeney |first=Tim |date=6 Feb 2022 |title=Tim Sweeney on X |url=https://nitter.catsarch.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1490565925648715781 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260324201046/https://nitter.catsarch.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1490565925648715781 |archive-date=24 Mar 2026 |access-date=25 Feb 2026 |website=[[X]]}}</ref></blockquote> | [...] We don't have confidence that we'd be able to combat cheating at scale under a wide array of kernel configurations including custom ones.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sweeney |first=Tim |date=6 Feb 2022 |title=Tim Sweeney on X |url=https://nitter.catsarch.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1490565925648715781 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260324201046/https://nitter.catsarch.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1490565925648715781 |archive-date=24 Mar 2026 |access-date=25 Feb 2026 |website=[[X]]}}</ref></blockquote> | ||