Last week, Rockstar added support for BattlEye to Grand Theft Auto Vwhich offers much-needed anti-cheat protection for highly successful players of the game. GTA online multiplayer mode. However, that anti-cheat support was not good news for Steam Deck players, who are now facing an error when trying to log in. GTA online.
However, according to Valve, Rockstar could resolve this minor technical issue with a single email.
In both a Steam community update and Rockstar Support FAQ, the developer notes that “Steam Deck does not support BattlEye for GTA online. you can play GTAV Story mode but I can't play GTA online.” As such, GTA-VThe Steam page now lists the game as “Not Supported” for Steam Deck users, because “the game's anti-cheat is not set to be compatible with Steam Deck.”
But BattlEye support on the Linux-based Steam Deck hasn't presented a glitch to developers for years. In late 2021, shortly before the launch of the Steam Deck, Valve wrote that “BattlEye on Proton [and thus Steam Deck] Integration has reached a point where all a developer needs to do is communicate [to] BattlEye to enable it for your title. “No additional work is required on the part of the developer beyond that communication.”
Shortly after that announcement, popular games like ARK: Survival Evolved, DayZand Weapon 3 Everyone took that opportunity to support BattlEye anti-cheat and Steam Deck support at the same time. But many other BattlEye titles on Steam, including Destiny 2, The crew 2, The day beforeand Riders Republic—Apparently I haven't bothered to “contact BattlEye” to enable the same support for Steam Deck.