Any Plans To Support Linux Again?

Question

A lot of the older Battlefield games support Linux, or have the capacity to run on Linux through WINE (native) or Proton (Steam).

1 year after Battlefield 2042's release, Linux stopped working on the new Battlefield games due to changes in the anti-cheat resulting in them not working anymore. Consumers who bought the game prior, when it did work, suddenly couldnt play the game anymore.

I was wondering DICE had plans to go back and support Linux again for Battlefield 2042 and the newer Battlefield Labs (that was just announced).

t0pb0b · Answer

steam deck/Linux are continuously growing and I really hope they decide to support Linux moving forward.

knazur · Answer

I don't want to get in to the whole debate about how bad the anti cheat is designed but there is a way to make somewhat of a compromise and it won't cost a penny.
The smart move from EA would be to at least enable Linux only servers. Would sell more copies and and make the Linux/Steamdeck community happy for not being left out in the cold again.
I don't think Linux users will mind reporting cheaters the old fashioned way. There will be cheaters anyway and that goes for Windows users too.

elliotlh · Answer

Hi @Iron_Doesnt_Care
It's hard to say for definite, but I believe it would depend on whether EA added support to their anti-cheat or not. I'm not sure how much influence Dice would have on this really, but I imagine that feedback about it would be passed on by them to the relevant places.&nbsp;
I guess that all you can do really is keep an eye on official EA channels for info about anti-cheat changes.

packetauditor · Answer

Yes please!

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