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I don't think Microsoft can shut down Proton, any more than they could by modifying the current DirectX API to lock them out. It's Open Source software based on
by talldayo 2y ago
I don't think Microsoft can shut down Proton, any more than they could by modifying the current DirectX API to lock them out. It's Open Source software based on DXVK and WINE, both of which are publicly maintained.
- AlexandrB 2y agoIf they stop working on it, I think it will be dead for new games in 3-5 years.
- talldayo 2y agoMaybe, but like I said Microsoft arguably already held the ability to kill DXVK whenever they wanted by modifying the master spec. Buying Valve to force them to stop paying contributors to a public project would be the most roundabout way to stop DirectX from being reverse-engineered. And it wouldn't stop someone like CodeWeavers from maintaining it themselves.