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> Like yes it is Linux. But SteamDeck is a completely different beast from desktop Linux. They might as well be entirely different OS’s. It's really not; Steam
by yjftsjthsd-h 7mo ago
> Like yes it is Linux. But SteamDeck is a completely different beast from desktop Linux. They might as well be entirely different OS’s.
It's really not; SteamOS is just another GNU/Linux, and pretty close to vanilla Arch Linux for that matter.
> Especially if the SteamDeck is being used to play Win32 binaries!
Proton works fine on other distros.
- forrestthewoods 7mo ago> SteamOS is just another GNU/Linux if you are a gamedev considering support for SteamOS and considering support for generic Linux desktop they really really really REALLY are not the same. At all.
- leononame 7mo agoWhy not? Could you elaborate? I'd love to know more. I always had the feeling that supporting SteamOS basically meant that generic Linux Desktop support was almost implied because in the end it's almost always on Proton rather than native.
- akimbostrawman 7mo agoThat is not true. Proton and steam linux runtime which are the components actually responsible to run games are literally the exact same code provided by the steam client. https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-runtime https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-runtime https://github.com/valvesoftware/proton https://github.com/valvesoftware/proton
- canelonesdeverd 7mo agoIf you are a gamedev considering native support for linux then you are using the steam runtime (i.e. a debian container) anyways.
- yjftsjthsd-h 7mo agoOr you just write a Windows program but explicitly target Proton. (Granted, either of those remain portable to at least any Linux with Steam installed.)