Fortnite Won't Be Supported Natively On The Steam Deck
Ahead of the Steam Deck's launch on February 25, Tim Sweeney has confirmed on Epic Games doesn't have plans to support Fortnite for Valve's handheld gaming device. In response to a question by another Twitter user, Sweeney explained that Epic is working hard to improve Easy Anti Cheat's compatibility for the Steam Deck--but just not for Fortnite.
Though Fortnite isn't available on Steam, the Steam Deck is designed as an open platform, meaning users can install games outside of Steam's storefront. Like other large, online multiplayer titles, Fortnite faces issues with its anti-cheat software on the Steam Deck's Linux-based OS.
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In response to a question asking whether Epic would update Fortnite «to make Proton/Wine be compatible with EAC and BattlEye anti-cheat on Linux.» In response, Sweeney answered that there were no plans to update Fortnite, but that there's «a big effort underway» to improve Easy Anti Cheat for other games on the Steam Deck.
Fortnite no, but there's a big effort underway to maximize Easy Anti Cheat compatibility with Steam Deck.
When asked why Fortnite was excluded from that initiative, Sweeney explained that it was mainly a matter of scale, with anti-cheat requirements differing vastly depending how many regular players a game gets.
We don’t have confidence that we’d be able to combat cheating at scale under a wide array of kernel configurations including custom ones.
The threat model for anti-cheat varies per game based on the number of
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