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I don't use it much, but I have heard from others that do that Proton is good and continually getting better. While things like drivers are still hard problems
by da_big_ghey 6y ago
I don't use it much, but I have heard from others that do that Proton is good and continually getting better. While things like drivers are still hard problems, distros like Ubuntu have made them easier for users that aren't super technical. Linux is a much better place for gaming than it was just a few years ago.
- neilv 6y agoI have mixed feelings about the emulating-Windows approaches. They've let some people run some games, without running Windows, for whatever reason they want to do that, but... Another way to look at it is that this has been going on for 20+ years, and it's kept relieving whatever pressure exists to get games then on Windows to be on something more open. (Yes, I built a SteamOS box a few years ago, but that turned out to look mostly like a negotiation tactic, for Valve's continued coexistence with Microsoft. Maybe there will be another attempt someday, supported by Vulkan.)
- danielheath 6y agoMicrosoft has fired the testing team that makes backwards compatibility so reliable. Having a separate open source implementation will be the only way to run many of those games 10 years from now.
- radicaldreamer 6y agoThey keep making revenue from the Windows workstation business even though they've clearly telegraphed that none of the stuff people are paying for and expecting to work will do so in a decade... it's ridiculous
- hhggfdss 6y agoProton is based on WINE. WINE stands for WINE Is Not an Emulator. It's a compatibility layer, and why shouldn't Linux have a Windows compatibility layer? The more you can do on Linux, the better.