Grand Theft Auto V gets BattlEye anti-cheat, breaks online play on Steam Deck / Linux

MangoPenguin , 53 minutes ago

I wonder if online play will actually be tolerable now.

grue , 1 hour ago

Breaking Linux support after-the-fact ought to be grounds for a full refund (no matter how much time or hours of play have passed). Valve ought to allow such refunds and forcibly debit Rockstar’s Steam publisher account, whether Rockstar likes it or not.

Album , 1 hour ago

Rockstar doesn’t officially support Linux though… So it’s on valve that they certified it for steam deck. There’s no grounds for charging that back to r*

FigMcLargeHuge , 1 hour ago

Well they are still selling in-game money without letting anyone know that they possibly cannot use it. But guess what rockstar, if I have to choose between your games and Linux, Linux wins every time. Later…

grue , 1 hour ago (edited 59 minutes ago)

Who cares about “grounds?” Valve should simply do it anyway, and kick Rockstar off Steam entirely if it bitches about it.

accideath , 55 minutes ago

Since GTA is a money printing machine. i doubt they’d ever do that

Album , 47 minutes ago

That’s a good way to lose a lawsuit, end up giving all the money back plus interest and punitive amts, potential damages, etc. Smort.

hperrin , 1 hour ago

A few months ago, I would be very upset about this, but the game kinda got old a while ago.

averyminya , 2 hours ago

Article update:

Update #1 - 14:31 UTC: Rockstar have now put up an official FAQ for BattlEye where they state:

Is BattlEye compatible with Steam Deck?

Steam Deck does not support BattlEye for GTA Online. You will be able to play GTAV Story Mode but unable to play GTA Online.

Note: GTAV and GTA Online are not officially supported on Steam Deck and all technical support questions should be directed to Valve’s Steam Deck support content and community.

I’m still currently waiting for an official statement from Rockstar on any plans to enable it, since BattlEye as mentioned below is supported on Linux / Steam Deck.