The Steam Deck from Valve is said to have issues with the popular anti-cheat technology BattlEye. However, it seems that the problem can be solved with a simple email. Read all the details about this matter here on MeinMMO!
What is the Steam Deck? The Steam Deck is a handheld console from Valve that aims to provide you with the functions of a gaming PC in the form of a small console.
The Steam Deck is supposed to support all games from your Steam library and make them accessible to you anytime and anywhere. But there is a problem with the anti-cheat tool BattlEye.
What is the problem with BattlEye? BattlEye is a powerful anti-cheat tool used in games like Fortnite, PUBG, or Conan Exiles. The issue, however, is that it has been incompatible with Valve’s Proton software so far.
Proton is a compatibility layer designed to run Windows applications on a Linux system. This is essential for the Steam Deck as it runs on a Linux-based operating system.
Anyone who has relied on BattlEye to enjoy their corresponding Steam games with protection against cheaters may soon have a problem when they want to use the Steam Deck at launch.
Developers should be able to resolve issues with a simple email
What does the solution look like? Apparently, the problem is already resolved. Recently, the developers posted on their blog (via steam.com) that it can be easily implemented in the corresponding game upon request, if the developers send a simple email to Valve.
As mentioned before, the integration of BattlEye into Proton has reached a point where all developers must contact BattlEye to activate it for their title. Besides this communication, no additional steps from the developers are required. Partners have started to activate BattlEye support for their titles. This means that these games now work on the Steam Deck.
Starting today, the BattlEye anti-cheat systems of Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord and ARK: Survival Evolved work on Proton. More will follow soon.
Is it really that simple? Apparently, it’s not a big deal to enable the corresponding games for BattlEye on the Proton layer.
For Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord and ARK: Survival Evolved, it has already happened. But what about other important titles like PUBG, DayZ, or Rainbow Six Siege? The website TheVerge (via theverge.com) has already inquired whether “the email” has been sent and has not yet received a response.
The reasons for the silence are unknown, and it may ultimately be a bit more complex than just sending a small email and asking for support. Nonetheless, it seems that BattlEye support is finally working, and it should soon be possible for the other missing games to use the anti-cheat tool on the Steam Deck as well.
If you want more information about the Steam Deck: 6 important things you need to know about Valve’s Steam Deck.
