Overview

• Epic’s August 13 Epic Online Services SDK now supports Easy Anti-Cheat on Windows on Arm devices, fulfilling its promise from March 2025.
• A Qualcomm spokesperson says Fortnite will be among the first titles to integrate the updated SDK and bring secure multiplayer to Snapdragon X laptops.
• Game developers must incorporate the new SDK into each title for Easy Anti-Cheat compatibility to appear, making the rollout a gradual process.
• Previously, the absence of EAC support prevented popular online games such as Apex Legends, PUBG and Elden Ring from running on Arm-based Windows laptops.
• The SDK update paves the way for Microsoft’s Windows on Arm initiative to reach gamers by addressing a critical compatibility gap.