Bungie rejects Steam Deck’s Linux, threatens to ban Destiny 2 players there

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When will Valve's Steam Deck handheld gaming PC be released? It looks like the answer is never, because the soon-to-be Sony subsidiary has published an help page that says the game is not supported.

There is a new section on the help page calledSteam Deck and Destiny 2.

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.

Players who attempt to bypass Destiny 2 incompatibility will be met with a game ban.

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We have been asking Bungie for five months if it would support the Steam Deck and Linux more generally.

I was excited to play it that way. On October 3rd, we received a communication from Bungie about Deck Steam, but there were no answers. It appears that the answer is "we only run on Windows".

Tim Sweeney, the CEO of Epic Games, explained to me why the game won't get an update for the Steam Deck last month.

Elden Ring does work on Deck despite generally using anti-cheat, and there is one hint thatEA's rival, Apex Legends, might come to the Deck.

The two companies didn't respond to requests for comment.

Stadia on the Deck is where I got Destiny 2 running. In my video review, you can see a bit of it.