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"every game". That's not true. You're confusing the two different badges Steam uses. One is the native Linux support badge. The other is the Steam Deck verifie
by geor9e 2y ago
"every game". That's not true. You're confusing the two different badges Steam uses. One is the native Linux support badge. The other is the Steam Deck verified badge, meaning their custom build of Proton, and custom OS, and hardware specific compatibility fixes have made the (usually Windows native) game playable. It's a good sign for other Linux users, but even if you get the newest version of generic Proton and use Arch Linux and an AMD GPU, you're not going to be able to play every game that Deck can play. The community and valve engineers are giving the Deck the most attention for fixes.
- aaomidi 2y agoDo you have an example of a game that only runs on steam deck and nothing else?
- geor9e 2y ago"and nothing else" - I just want to point out I never said this. My point was that there are thousands of combinations of linux distros, hardware models, and proton versions/settings, so just because it works on the super-popular combo doesn't mean it works on all. But here is a list of Deck Verified games with a lot of frustrated Linux users https://www.protondb.com/explore?sort=fixWanted&selectedFilters=whitelisted&selectedFilters=excludeNative https://www.protondb.com/explore?sort=fixWanted&selectedFilt...
- aaomidi 2y agoDid a spot check of that list, and everything seems to be issues you'd run into on Steam Deck too - for what its worth. I've been running linux as my main OS since 2018ish now - I've personally not ran into games like what you mentioned but IDK there definitely is some, but I don't think in titles people are going to be playing.