Epic Games has confirmed that Fortnite is coming to Linux as part of a major overhaul of its Easy Anti-Cheat system, although Steam Deck owners may have to wait longer to play the battle royale.
Despite Linux gaming becoming more accessible through devices like Valve’s Steam Deck, Fortnite has remained unavailable on the operating system due to concerns about cheating.
Now, Epic is developing a new version of Easy Anti-Cheat designed to address those concerns, with Fortnite set to become the first game to test the technology.
In an October 14 announcement, Epic revealed Easy Anti-Cheat Linux v2, a redesigned anti-cheat system intended to bring Linux protection closer to the level currently available on Windows.
Although Easy Anti-Cheat has supported Linux games since 2014 and Windows games running through Wine and Proton since 2021, developers have been hesitant to enable support because of differences in security.
Epic explained that the new system will use existing Linux security features, including Secure Boot, TPM 2.0, and signed kernels, to help prevent cheating.
“We are also planning to pilot EAC Linux v2 in Fortnite first, where we’ll test it in a live environment and refine it based on what we learn,” the company said.
“Once we’ve validated EAC v2’s effectiveness, we’ll make it available to more game developers so they can bring their multiplayer games to Linux players too.”
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