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There isn't much they can do to foster native Linux support beyond trying to increase the number of people gaming on Linux. It's a chicken-and-egg problem, and
by wtetzner 5mo ago
There isn't much they can do to foster native Linux support beyond trying to increase the number of people gaming on Linux. It's a chicken-and-egg problem, and you need to make the platform desirable to developers before they will start developing for it.
- pjmlp 5mo agoThey can do an Apple/Sony/Google/Nintendo/Xbox move, "Want your game on Steam Deck? Support Linux". They certainly have a better card deck than Loki Entertainment used to have.
- wtetzner 5mo agoThis is the chicken-and-egg problem though. If you don't get the Linux/Steam Deck audience large enough first, then that tradeoff won't be worth it to developers.
- phatfish 5mo agoValve have the money to pay developers to make a Linux port or ensure it works with Proton (maybe they already do in some cases?), if they really wanted to put the heat on Microsoft. Well, any not owned or being published by Microsoft i suppose. Valve seem happy to let things happen more organically however.
- zhoykn 5mo ago[flagged]
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