Summary
Steam Deck players are expressing their frustrations with Rockstar Games after a newGrand Theft Auto Onlineupdate makes the game completely unplayable on Valve’s popular handheld device. The latest update to bothGrand Theft Auto 5andGrand Theft Auto Onlineimplemented a new anti-cheat system known as BattlEye, but the software is not compatible with devices running on Linux.
On September 17, Rockstar Games shocked fans when it released ahighly-requested update forGrand Theft Auto OnlineandGrand Theft Auto 5. The surprise update, which came eleven years after the live-service title’s release, added a new anti-cheat system called BattlEye. This is something that fans have been begging Rockstar to add for years, with the PC version ofGrand Theft Auto Onlinebeing rampant with hackers and cheaters. Unfortunately, the update hasn’t gone down too well with Steam Deck users.
Over on Reddit, users are slamming Rockstar for its lack of Linux support with the latestGrand Theft Auto Onlineupdate. Despite regularly being one of themost-played Steam Deck games,Grand Theft Auto Onlineis no longer compatible with Steam Deck, and fans aren’t happy. While the title wasn’t officially verified beforehand, it was marked as “playable” and ran perfectly fine on the platform. Now, however, due to BattlEye’s lack of compatibility with Linux, fans will only be able to playGrand Theft Auto 5and notGrand Theft Auto Online.
GTA Online Fans Slam Rockstar for Latest Update
While the official FAQ surrounding the new Grand Theft Auto Online update states that BattlEye is not supported on Steam Deck, some users are claiming that Rockstar is “lying” and are simply refusing to enable the system on Linux devices. Others were baffled as to why Rockstar is directing players to Valve when it’s “literally Rockstar’s fault the game doesn’t work anymore.” While fans are rightly disappointed by the lack of support, players will still be able to experienceGrand Theft Auto 5’s single-player campaign on Steam Deck.
As a result of Steam Deck users no longer being able to playGrand Theft Auto Online, the game’s concurrent players have plummeted by 50% on Steam, according to Twitter userGTAOnlineNews. While it’s likely that a large portion of these players were once on either Steam Deck or Linux devices, it’s also possible that many ofGrand Theft Auto Online’s moddersand hackers are no longer playing due to the implementation of BattlEye.
This isn’t the first time that fans have been left frustrated by Rockstar, as a recentGrand Theft Auto Onlineupdate also removed popular contentfrom the game. Fans of Hasta La Vista, an adversary mode that pitted two teams against each other in trucks and bicycles, were left disappointed after the developer removed the mode after just one week.
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