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This marks a rare case of a publisher revoking Linux support after years of allowing it, rather than never supporting it in the first place. Affected players have no real workaround. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why is Ubisoft banning Linux and Steam Deck players from For Honor? Ubisoft states it cannot meaningfully deploy anti-cheat protection for Linux and Steam Deck users, so it is blocking them from playing For Honor. This is notable because Linux players had been able to play the game for years before this restriction, making it a revocation of existing access rather than a platform that was never supported. _Track platform and anti-cheat changes like this before they lock you out of a game on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Anti-Cheat Compatibility Issues Will Limit Steam Machine's Library](https://daily.dev/posts/anti-cheat-compatibility-issues-will-limit-steam-machine-s-library-7nvochuqu) · 80 LEVEL · 44 upvotes · 21 comments - [Good News\! 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