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Epic plans to bring Fortnite to Linux through its launcher

The Verge reports Epic is rebuilding Easy Anti-Cheat and working with Linux distro maintainers on security requirements.

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Joe BarrettJB
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The Verge reports that Epic is rebuilding Easy Anti-Cheat and working with distro maintainers on security requirements before bringing Fortnite to Linux through the Epic Games Launcher. Epic has not set a timeline. The company is also investigating compatibility with Valve’s Linux-based SteamOS but does not plan to put Fortnite on Steam.

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Tom Warren@tomwarrenEpic is bringing Fortnite to Linux. There’s no timeline on when, but Epic is rebuilding its anti-cheat software so that Fortnite will be playable on Linux https://www.theverge.com/games/1010808/epic-fortnite-linux-anti-cheat2h
Joe Barrett@BarrettJOnce we pilot EAC v2 on Fortnite, we plan to enable all EAC customers to opt in to the new module and bring their awesome games to Linux. And yep, would love to support Steam Deck, we're talking with Valve about how.1h
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    Tom Warren@tomwarrenEpic is bringing Fortnite to Linux. There’s no timeline on when, but Epic is rebuilding its anti-cheat software so that Fortnite will be playable on Linux https://www.theverge.com/games/1010808/epic-fortnite-linux-anti-cheat2h
    Joe Barrett@BarrettJOnce we pilot EAC v2 on Fortnite, we plan to enable all EAC customers to opt in to the new module and bring their awesome games to Linux. And yep, would love to support Steam Deck, we're talking with Valve about how.1h
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