Steam Deck players are expressing their frustrations with Rockstar Games after a new Grand Theft Auto Online update makes the game completely unplayable on Valve's popular handheld device. The latest update to both Grand Theft Auto 5 and Grand Theft Auto Online implemented a new anti-cheat system known as BattlEye, but the software is not compatible with devices running on Linux.
On September 17, Rockstar Games shocked fans when it released a highly-requested update for Grand Theft Auto Online and Grand Theft Auto 5. The surprise update, which came eleven years after the live-service title's release, added a new anti-cheat system called BattlEye. This is something that fans have been begging Rockstar to add for years, with the PC version of Grand Theft Auto Online being rampant with hackers and cheaters. Unfortunately, the update hasn't gone down too well with Steam Deck users.
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Over on Reddit, users are slamming Rockstar for its lack of Linux support with the latest Grand Theft Auto Online update. Despite regularly being...