With the Steam Deck launching later this month, Epic Games’ CEO Tim Sweeney has said that there are currently no plans to make Fortnite compatible with the handheld PC.
At present, Fortnite doesn’t officially support Linux, the operating system that the Steam Deck runs on, but the handheld’s implementation of compatibility layer Proton means Windows-based games can be used on the Linux device.
Fortnite also uses Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) and BattlEye, software that aims to prevent cheating and malicious activity in the game. Proton does support both of these, as outlined in this Steamworks post, but Sweeney has still said Fortnite won’t work with it.
In response to being asked if Fortnite will be updated to make Proton compatible with anti-cheat software on Linux, Sweeney said (via PC Gamer): “Fortnite no, but there’s a big effort underway to maximise Easy Anti-Cheat compatibility with Steam Deck.
