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Fortnite Finally Comes to Steam Deck With New Linux Launcher

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Fortnite is finally coming to the Steam Deck. Epic Games releases a new Linux launcher and rebuilds Easy Anti- Cheat for native handheld support.

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Fortnite to finally come to , after years of waiting for handheld users to be able to play the battle royale classic, epic games has put a stake in the ground, releasing a preview of their new launcher, the bridge to the game on 's hardware. The game is getting an update, which means a huge multiplayer ecosystem will now be available on a piece of hardware that didn't previously have one of the biggest games in the world. Now users will be able to experience the entire game without needing to have a windows pc, or use a cloud service.

Epic Games rebuilds launcher and anti-cheat for native handheld play

This update involves a full rebuild of the epic games launcher for linux. Epic games has said that they have "vibe coded" the new launcher to be snappier and more responsive than their last version. This new launcher also has a new look to it, and is looking to make user installation simpler. The new client is the must have software that will allow fortnite to run on a linux system. Moving forward, the old less stable ways of doing it will be gone.

The tech behind the update is all about epic games taking the time to rebuild Easy Anti Cheat (EAC) for the linux world. Epic games has confirmed that the EAC support is a crucial part of the game being able to work on the platform. The new implementation of the anti cheat helps make sure multi player integrity is there on the new operating system. The launcher will have these integrated to make sure the start up for the game will work well.

Fortnite on Linux will only be accessable through the new epic games launcher preview. This ensures that the anti cheat stuff, and launcher updates are present. This will allow for direct support of the deck, so people can now play the game native. This is the first time the game will be officially supported on the handheld without having to do tricks.

Epic games has put a focus on making sure performance and usability is taken care of with the port to linux. The new launcher is said to have a new look, as well as be snappier. So the complaints about the speed and stability of the client have been addressed. This is a big step forward from the developer when it comes to supporting linux gaming.

Source: SteamDeckHQ

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