GTA Online is no longer compatible with the Steam Deck thanks to its new anti-cheat software, despite BattlEye having an opt-in system for this sort of thing
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GTA V declared "unsupported" on Steam Deck following BattlEye anti-cheat update
GTA V has consistently ranked among the top 20 most-played games on the Steam Deck for at least two years, and it even remained in the
GTA Online No Longer Steam Deck Compatible Thanks To BattlEye Anti-Cheat Software
GTA Online has been given BattlEye anti-cheat software a decade after it initially launched on PC, and as a result, players can no longer play on their Steam Decks.
GTA Online finally gets BattlEye anti-cheat, and some fans think it's a sign of bigger things to come
Simply put, BattlEye aims to keep people in online games from doing things they're not supposed to. That's been an ongoing problem in GTA Online for many years, and a real challenge for Rockstar: Cheaters suck and GTAO is often a goat rodeo, but roleplaying servers enabled by mods are also a big part of what makes GTA Online so popular.
GTA V / GTAOnline highlights Steam Deck’s verification system has problems
Recently, we had the news that Rockstar updated Grand Theft Auto V to include BattlEye anti-cheat, and they have not enabled the Linux / Proton support that BattlEye offers. With that change, the online mode is now broken for Linux / Steam Deck.
GTA Online no longer compatible with Steam Deck – the fix is in Rockstar’s hands
GTA Online is no longer compatible with Steam Deck due to anti-cheat, but a simple action from Rockstar could solve the problem.
Anti-cheat update leaves GTA Online’s Steam Deck players out in the cold
According to Valve, though, Rockstar could solve this minor technical issue with a single email.
GTA V, one of the most popular Steam Deck games, is now ‘unsupported’
Grand Theft Auto V was one of the top ten most played games on Valve’s Steam Deck handheld this past week. It’s been in the top twenty for at least two years. But as of today, Valve now lists the game as “unsupported” — because developer Rockstar mysteriously broke compatibility with Valve’s handheld for its online modes.
Grand Theft Auto V gets BattlEye anti-cheat, breaks online play on Steam Deck / Linux
Surprisingly, Rockstar have now added BattlEye anti-cheat to Grand Theft Auto V, and sadly it seems they have not enabled the support for Linux desktop and Steam Deck with Valve's Proton.
Grand Theft Auto 5 is no longer supported on Steam Deck
Thanks to a recent update, Grand Theft Auto 5 and Grand Theft Auto Online can't be played on the Steam Deck.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
GTA 5 Loses Steam Deck Verification as Rockstar Claims Valve's Handheld Does Not Support Anti-Cheating Tech
You may have noticed that Grand Theft Auto V is no longer verified on Steam Deck. That's seemingly because of the BattlEye new anti-cheat software for GTA Online, which rolled out earlier this week. As Rockstar explains in its official FAQ,
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Rockstar adds GTA 5 BattlEye anti-cheat to combat the hacker problem
It appears that GTA 5 BattlEye anti-cheat has been added by Rockstar, as both the Steam backend and player reports indicate it's in-game.
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Weird GTA Online Glitch Looks Like Something Out of the Spider-Verse Movies
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Enlisted from Darkflow / Gaijin swapping from Easy Anti-Cheat to BattlEye
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Another Rockstar Launcher leak points to Grand Theft Auto 6 and Red Dead Redemption coming to PC
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