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> I just personally wish for more native support. As someone who has played a lot of games with native linux "support", I want less of it. In nearly every ins
by worble 3y ago
> I just personally wish for more native support.
As someone who has played a lot of games with native linux "support", I want less of it.
In nearly every instance of these native ports, switching to using the windows version via Proton was a better experience, either because the Linux version was outdated, unmaintained and buggy, or it simply performed better.
Annoyingly, as far as I can tell, Steam these days doesn't make a distinction between native ports and Proton games so it's hard to tell if I'm getting served the unloved child version until something goes drastically wrong and I have to start messing around with it.
- pxc 3y agoMany (maybe even most) native game ports on Linux use a WINE-like compatibility layer. So-called 'source ports' are rare. Any kind of port can be of high or low quality, though.
- mcv 3y agoSo it might be they're using an outdated version of Wine, whereas leaving it to Steam means you get the latest Proton version?
- pxc 3y agoNot exactly. I don't think those proprietary compatibility layers are generally (ever?) based on Wine, since Wine is LGPL. But they might have different bugs than Proton does, and in some cases they may have more bugs that affect a given game.
- johnnyanmac 3y ago>either because the Linux version was outdated, unmaintained and buggy, or it simply performed better. Sure, I can see that. My solution to that one day will hopefully be to make sure devs can keep their linux platforms updated, not give up and go around it with a windows build. But Proton discourages that, not encourages. As you said, Steam doesn't want you to know what build you are playing, and if the audience doesn't know, then the devs won't care either.
- sshine 3y agoBesides SteamOS, this is another reason why Linux is more popular on Steam. I play Steam games on both Mac and Linux: I can play more and better games on Linux (using Proton), but the ease of access on Mac makes me play there more. I just break my Linux too often because it’s a work tool.