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Wuthering Waves was unleashed on the Steam Deck, but only for one dayUpdates giveth, updates taketh away
Updates giveth, updates taketh away
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun
Still, before you could say “Absorption is only possible when your Data Bank’s level is equal to higher than the Tacet Discord’s level”, or indeed understand whatever the fuck that means, a scary-looking “Anti-cheat system works error” message appeared to forcibly close Wuthering Waves back down. A follow-up update, it turns out, changed the game’s anti-cheat to again block out Linux devices. Only, after a few seconds of playing, as opposed to blocking the game launch entirely, which is a kind of progress? I guess?
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That brings us to the here and now, where Wuthering Waves can still launch on the Steam Deck, and might even provide a few moments of wandering around in-game, but from what I’ve tested it’s only a matter of seconds before the anti-cheat message arrives. There’s no overt threat of a ban (or any other punishment), but yeah, I wouldn’t risk pushing it even if you spent that single day of freedom with a smile.
I nonetheless feel compelled to keep an eye on this (and indeed, thanks to reader Scotty for the tip). While I’m not particularly keen to play more Wuthering Waves, on the Steam Deck or anything else, I’ve now pumped enough of my time into setup and launch attempts that this specific game/hardware combo has become the blubberiest of white whales. You think another solo-mannedPrime Daywill kill me? Nah mate, it’ll be trying to trying to launch the magic waifus game on my handheld. Someone take over theSteam Deck Academywhen I’m gone.
