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They will need to sooner or later. Linux has more momentum than ever, and saying "players on steam deck/steam machine/bazzite can't play our game" seems like a

• bentcorner 9mo ago
  It's a balance between allowing linux and (theoretically) opening the door for more cheaters. Saying "players can't play our game because every match has a cheater" is just as bad. I can't say which has more weight but it's not a cut and dry situation, at least until Linux has anti-cheat. Right now developers could make an "unattested" queue for linux and other non-TPM windows systems. Which could also serve as a black-hole for cheaters, so maybe there's some value in that.
• immibis 9mo ago
  So, the problem with anticheat on Linux is there's no "safe" reference version of Linux that you can enforce to be running. This is a good thing. It's supposed to be modifiable. This fundamentally conflicts with the goal of anticheat which is to stop you modifying it. I predict they won't allow all Linux but only the specific version Valve puts on the Steam Deck/Machine, and if you modify it then your games won't run again.
  • charcircuit 9mo ago
    That hasn't stopped Android from offering attestation while they use Linux. >It's supposed to be modifiable. https://www.kernel.org/linux.html https://www.kernel.org/linux.html I have not seen that as a project goal.