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Blocking Linux / Steam Deck in Apex Legends led to a 'meaningful reduction' in cheaters (www.gamingonlinux.com)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

Without getting into more outright malicious possibilities as I don't use Windows and cannot inspect how the application behaves on the platform, you could have things as simple like:

  • EA didn't see Linux users as profitable enough to support long-term
  • EA/Respawn wanted an attempt to garner good will from the community by dropping support for a minority platform