The Steam Deck doesn't support every Steam game, and it doesn't even support every popular game on Steam. However, if you try to access one popular game on Steam especially while using the Steam Deck, the game will block you. If you were hoping it would let you The Steam Deck release brings Destiny 2 on the way, well, Bungie smashed those dreams. Not only has Bungie confirmed that Destiny 2 doesn't support Steam Deck, but it looks like there are no plans to change it.
Bungi doesn't stop there. Anyone trying to circumvent this restriction will be banned from playing, Bungi notes. Of course, this indicates that the restriction could have been easily circumvented, otherwise Bungi would not have threatened the action. Meanwhile, It is also not clear what the severity of the ban will be, i.e. whether or not it will be permanent.
“Destiny 2 is not supported to run on the Steam Deck or any system that uses Steam Play's Proton protocol unless Windows is installed and running,” Bungie says. “Players who attempt to launch Destiny 2 on the Steam Deck via SteamOS or Proton will not be able to enter the game And they will be back to their game library soon. Players who try to bypass Destiny 2 will encounter the game's incompatibilities.
As usual, we'll update you as more information becomes available. This includes not only updates from Bungie, but from Valve who have yet to comment on how one of their partners decided to keep the game off their new platform.
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