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Anti-cheat themselves are not the problem, developers who decide not to block Windows even when the anti-cheat would work is. Fortnite uses EAC which does work

• coldpie 1y ago
  EAC's Linux implementation is not as robust as the Windows implementation. For a high-profile game like Fortnite, I can understand not wanting to downgrade their anti-cheat protections.
  • ziml77 1y ago
    Respawn enabled Linux support for EAC for Apex Legends and then later turned it back off due to there being too many cheaters. > The openness of the Linux operating systems makes it an attractive one for cheaters and cheat developers. Linux cheats are indeed harder to detect and the data shows that they are growing at a rate that requires an outsized level of focus and attention from the team for a relatively small platform. There are also cases in which cheats for the Windows OS get emulated as if it’s on Linux in order to increase the difficulty of detection and prevention. We had to weigh the decision on the number of players who were legitimately playing on Linux/the Steam Deck versus the greater health of the population of players for Apex. 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. https://x.com/PlayApex/status/1852019667315102151 https://x.com/PlayApex/status/1852019667315102151