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- steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
- linux@lemmy.ml
YouTube video: https://youtu.be/uScsmjvdwyo
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Video description:
It’s clear there are some people who don’t understand Proton. So let’s talk about it. #Proton #SteamPlay #CompatibilityLayer
00:00 Introduction
00:41 The basics of a computer
01:46 What Proton is not
03:04 What is an emulator
04:32 Proton acts like a map
05:25 Proton translates API and system calls
06:18 Proton provides a Windows-like software environment
06:55 Why are some games incompatible?
08:52 Shouldn't we demand native Linux games?
11:07 Conclusion
Overall, probably a little bit. Depends on the game/developer. For example, the issue with Valheim using the incorrect sound output has been explicitly fixed a couple of patches ago.
Factorio seemingly has some Linux-exclusive features even (Reddit comment).
But other than a few examples, most games rely on Proton. I don’t think most of these games would get a native Linux build if Proton didn’t exist, rather they wouldn’t run on Linux at all.
Some developers still put in the effort to make sure their games work well under Linux via Proton (rather than the games just “happen to be working”). Just today in the Marvel Rivals patch notes there was a UI bugfix specific to Linux/Proton mentioned.
The main thing is anti-cheat compatibility really. In my opinion the best solution would be to move most of the anti-cheat server-side and stop requiring kernel-level anti-cheat (also on Windows). I doubt that will happen though as most gamers either don’t understand the implications of it or they don’t care.