"While the population of Linux users is small, their impact infected a fair amount of players’ games." Apex Legends can't be played on Steam Deck anymore, and EA has explained why.

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While the population of Linux users is small, their impact infected a fair amount of players games.

This ultimately brought us to our decision today," the update explains.

Apex Legends is one of EA’s biggest games, and it’s no longer playable through Linux.

There is technically a workaround available, as Steam Deck owners can install Windows.

If they go this route, then Apex Legends will be playable.

While this issue was fixed, it perhaps should’ve been taken as an omen of things to come.