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Rockstar Video games just lately added new anti-cheating measures to Grand Theft Auto 5 as a way to handle long-standing points with cheaters within the recreation. However that transfer has apparently had some surprising penalties for avid gamers who play the title on Steam Deck. GTA 5 is now listed as “unsupported” by Steam Deck, and it might be all the way down to a dispute between Rockstar and Valve.
As reported by The Verge, the Steam Deck compatibility message that comes up with Grand Theft Auto 5 states that “this recreation’s anti-cheat just isn’t configured to assist Steam Deck.” It additionally warns that “some or all the recreation” would not perform. What it would not say is that the half that does not work is Grand Theft Auto On-line.
In a blog post, Rockstar writes that Steam Deck would not assist its anti-cheating BattlEye software program for GTA On-line. However as famous by The Verge, different titles on Steam Deck have efficiently utilized BattleEye. Rockstar has seemingly determined to not work with Valve on the problem regardless of telling affected avid gamers that “all technical assist questions needs to be directed to Valve’s Steam Deck assist content material and group.”
For now, Grand Theft Auto On-line performance has been faraway from Steam Deck by Rockstar. The remainder of GTA 5’s story mode remains to be playable regardless of the “unsupported” tag from Valve. It is doable {that a} answer between the 2 sides could be labored out sooner or later. However for the second, that is the place issues stand. Within the meantime, avid gamers are already waiting for the long-awaited sequel, Grand Theft Auto 6, which is scheduled to reach in Fall 2025.