Can you play this on steam deck?

[Raindustz]

I thought I read some where that bungie will ban people who play on steam decks? Is this true..? Or just BS?

[Luxia]

Steam Deck runs on Linux, which isn't supported by Destiny 2. Ergo, the game will actively prevent you from trying, and if you still somehow get through, you will be met with a ban.

Unless you install Windows on the Steam Deck.

[Raindustz]

what the hell really? is it hard to get windows on it? is there a reason as to why that didnt use windows...?

[The One They Call Dante]

Hi there!

For more information on Steam Deck support for Destiny 2, please review the below help article.

https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/articles/360049024592-Destiny-2-Steam-Guide

[Luxia]

Originally posted by Raindustz:

what the hell really? is it hard to get windows on it? is there a reason as to why that didnt use windows...?

It's not hard. But Linux is significantly more light-weight and a better choice for Deck's specs overall.

[techno2k9]

They can barely support the platforms now without adding another.

Look at the state of the game again on PC and then ask them to support Linux.

Honestly I am getting fed up with sub par support.

[Crystal]

They don't even need to support it, they just need to not-not support it. They literally go out of their way to block linux users, whereas to allow linux users to play it is a literal checkbox assuming their anti cheat is up to date (which it should be otherwise cheaters would run rampant).

Ludicrous that they don't want to feature on the Steamdeck.

[LordFastTrakz]

Originally posted by Crystal:

They don't even need to support it, they just need to not-not support it. They literally go out of their way to block linux users, whereas to allow linux users to play it is a literal checkbox assuming their anti cheat is up to date (which it should be otherwise cheaters would run rampant).

Ludicrous that they don't want to feature on the Steamdeck.

This is actually a very good point, the Linux community is extremely self sufficient when it comes to getting unsupported software working and creating drivers and workarounds where nothing existed before as it has a user-base of some of the most technical minds in home and server based computing, so this would be no extra work for Bungie ultimately, the only thing that has a negative impact for them is that they wont be able to install their battle-eye rootkit on a linux machine to scan every running process and information stored in memory.

[Skurcey]

i think the anti cheat doesnt work on linux

[Crystal]

Originally posted by Skurcey:

i think the anti cheat doesnt work on linux

This is not the case, and hasn't been for months: https://www.phoronix.com/news/More-BattlEye-Games-Steam-Play

Both EAC and BattlEye are available natively and with steam proton. When we say 'get this working for linux', we're not asking for the developers to make an entirely new build and test it on linux machines, we're just asking them to update their anti cheat to support proton, which is as easy a checkbox, so that linux users can play the windows build.