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Not just used by, Valve is sponsoring FEX. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45903610#:~:text=Valve%20has,official%20now.&text=Valve%20deciding,to%20support

by sitkack 11mo ago

Not just used by, Valve is sponsoring FEX. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45903610#:~:text=Valve%20has,official%20now.&text=Valve%20deciding,to%20support https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45903610#:~:text=Valve%...

cubefox 11mo ago
I wouldn't call this random comment reliable testimony that they are sponsoring FEX.
- teroshan 11mo ago
  As the random commenter I agree. By "support" I meant that they have a line of product and a strategy that relies on FEX to work and work as seamlessly as possible. If they contribute to FEX at even a fraction of what they did to wine and Proton it is indeed huge.
- Lightkey 11mo ago
  https://gamersnexus.net/pc-builds-news/valve-steam-machine-desktop-steamos-steam-frame-vr-controller-ft-engineering https://gamersnexus.net/pc-builds-news/valve-steam-machine-d... "Valve has devoted significant resources to the development of FEX emulation."
- thehias 11mo ago
  Man, Fex is Valve, Valve is Fex! The steam logo is right there in the logo! https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/headers/110/652/595/672/731/941/original/da30c7cd1961bd0e.png https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/headers/110/652/595/6... Center of left side, it is a Valve product. All main devs are employed by Valve.
- mirashii 11mo ago
  https://www.igalia.com/2025/11/helpingvalve.html https://www.igalia.com/2025/11/helpingvalve.html
- Lightkey 10mo ago
  They took their sweet time but both the project lead Ryan Houdek as well as Valve developer Pierre-Loup Griffais (username Plagman here in the comments) have now come out saying that FEX-Emu was not just sponsored by Valve but is actually their project and that they approached suitable developers with the idea who they have been paying for the development: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/valve-have-been-funding-fex-to-get-x86-games-on-arm-linux/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/valve-have-been-fundin...

by sitkack 11mo ago

cubefox 11mo ago

I wouldn't call this random comment reliable testimony that they are sponsoring FEX.

teroshan 11mo ago
As the random commenter I agree. By "support" I meant that they have a line of product and a strategy that relies on FEX to work and work as seamlessly as possible. If they contribute to FEX at even a fraction of what they did to wine and Proton it is indeed huge.
Lightkey 11mo ago
https://gamersnexus.net/pc-builds-news/valve-steam-machine-desktop-steamos-steam-frame-vr-controller-ft-engineering https://gamersnexus.net/pc-builds-news/valve-steam-machine-d... "Valve has devoted significant resources to the development of FEX emulation."
thehias 11mo ago
Man, Fex is Valve, Valve is Fex! The steam logo is right there in the logo! https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/headers/110/652/595/672/731/941/original/da30c7cd1961bd0e.png https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/headers/110/652/595/6... Center of left side, it is a Valve product. All main devs are employed by Valve.
mirashii 11mo ago
https://www.igalia.com/2025/11/helpingvalve.html https://www.igalia.com/2025/11/helpingvalve.html
Lightkey 10mo ago
They took their sweet time but both the project lead Ryan Houdek as well as Valve developer Pierre-Loup Griffais (username Plagman here in the comments) have now come out saying that FEX-Emu was not just sponsored by Valve but is actually their project and that they approached suitable developers with the idea who they have been paying for the development: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/valve-have-been-funding-fex-to-get-x86-games-on-arm-linux/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/valve-have-been-fundin...