Bungie will ban Destiny 2 players trying to bypass Steam Deck incompatibility
Destiny 2 is not supported on the Steam Deck and anyone trying to bypass the rules will be met with a swift game ban, developer Bungie has said. Eep.
According to help and troubleshooting information on the Bungie website, «Destiny 2 is not supported for play on the Steam Deck or on any system utilizing Steam Play's Proton unless Windows is installed and running.
»Players who attempt to launch Destiny 2 on the Steam Deck through SteamOS or Proton will be unable to enter the game and will be returned to their game library after a short time."
The FAQ goes on to promise that «Players who attempt to bypass Destiny 2 incompatibility will be met with a game ban.» Stern stuff.
Proton is Valve's Linux compatibility layer, which is the key to running games programmed for Windows PCs on a Linux-powered machine, such as the Steam Deck. It's also available to use on other Linux machines, as is the open nature of Linux.
However, that open nature of Linux might also be the reason for Destiny 2's lack of support.
Some users have already taken to the DestinyTheGame subreddit to discuss the decision, including one user who explains in great depth why Bungie is in the right here. Essentially their argument boils down to Linux's lack of secure boot and user-configurable kernels, or at least the Steam Deck's lack thereof in this regard, which could leave Destiny 2's multiplayer open to cheaters.
«OS Secure Boot can attest with crypto signatures that it's all running to Steam's specifications and that you, the user, have no rights to install unauthenticated kernel-level drivers or interfere with other programs,» user floatingatoll says.
«I would not trust anti-cheat systems on Linux, because Linux has no mechanism to be booted in a mode
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