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Hardly when their business depends on running Windows games on top of Proton. Independence of paying Windows licenses or Microsoft store taxes, sure.
by pjmlp 8mo ago
Hardly when their business depends on running Windows games on top of Proton.
Independence of paying Windows licenses or Microsoft store taxes, sure.
- treyd 8mo agoBecause of Oracle v Google, supporting applications running in the Win32 userspace isn't necessarily leaving yourself open to threats of Microsoft meddling. There's tons and tons of older software that people still want to run that might never be ported to Linux. And that's fine, because there's no problem with building compatibility layers to make it work. Microsoft can't do anything about that.
- pjmlp 8mo agoSure, if the goal is like doing retrogaming with Windows games as if it was WinUAE.
- tadfisher 8mo agoI believe they have proved that very few games are actually Windows games. The few remaining are mostly those which require Windows kernel drivers to run or connect to online services.
- pjmlp 8mo agoReally, where are those Linux builds?
- jayd16 8mo agoThe point is that Proton puts them in a win win position. If Windows stays popular, they're fine. If Windows tanks, they're fine.
- pjmlp 8mo agoIf Windows tanks their fountain runs dry.
- jayd16 8mo agoWhat is the scenario where windows becomes so unpopular, computer games stop being made entirely instead of another OS filling that gap?
- pjmlp 8mo agoThe doom that is repeated all the time on Linux forums, or even here.
- instig007 8mo agoThe industry will adapt quickly, especially the part that's using multiplatform mainstream engines like UE/Unity. Lots of new/recent native MacOS releases nowadays: https://store.steampowered.com/macos https://store.steampowered.com/macos
- pjmlp 8mo agoThe same that support Linux and yet Valve has to come up with Proton.
- jayd16 8mo agoDevelopers chase the user base. If and when the users choose Linux developers will target Linux. Proton as a project let's valve hedge on the heir apparent OS without upfront developer cost. If the Linux player base grows, developers will follow and valve is poised to remain dominant.