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[–] sp6@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It's possible they want to support Steam Deck without supporting the rest of linux desktop, which would just be... dumb. The Steam Deck, in Valve's own words, is "just a PC" anyway.

Considering they unbanned ~~all~~ most of the linux users last time though, this is likely just another mistake.

[–] moody@lemmings.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They unbanned most last time. There were still people who were never unbanned and were never told why.

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The "why" is that it just isn't worth EA's time to fix the remaining accounts. The players don't matter as long as they already paid for the game.

[–] moody@lemmings.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Apex Legends is free to play.

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago

Well color me silly. In that case, no clue. EA gon' EA I guess.