Easy Anti-Cheat is actually still supported for Linux, a statement from Epic Games

As an update to my previous article talking about Easy Anti-Cheat, as it turns out they’re not stopping Linux support for it at all. Previously we got word from Garry Newman of Facepunch Studios, who said “EAC are pausing their Linux support” but as it turns out that’s not right.

Here’s what Epic Games told me over email this morning:

Thanks for reaching out! Sorry to see all the confusion on this topic.

Garry’s comments reflect day-to-day prioritization decisions between anti-cheat issues across all of the platforms we support. These ongoing trade-offs in priorities don’t mean there is any change in the long-term development of our Linux anti-cheat, and we remain committed to providing the support necessary for Linux as a gaming platform.

They also notified me they put a Twitter post out in public to also confirm this. Additionally, they also mentioned in a reply to someone on Twitter that work seems to be in progress to support EAC in Wine, which means Steam Play support should hopefully come eventually.

For those who don’t quite understand, it’s likely that Linux-related issues are just a much lower priority (for obvious reasons) compared to issues being found on other bigger platforms.

So…as you were, carry on, nothing to see here. A bit of good news is how I like to start my day. However, it also means I personally jumped the gun on this which seems to have caused a bit of a storm with it being shared wildly across Reddit, Twitter and YouTubers using it to claim Epic Games is killing off Steam Play and so on.

I honestly thought such a well-known game developer could be taken at their word but I was wrong on that. So for that, I apologise. I am only human, I do make mistakes and I will reflect on it.