Proton 5.0, a package to run Windows games on Linux
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Re: Proton 5.0, a package to run Windows games on Linux
#2Proton works amazingly well for me, on my Debian install. I recommend people try it out :)
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Re: Proton 5.0, a package to run Windows games on Linux
#4I can’t be the only one who put Linux on his home desktop to discourage gaming... darn you valve.
Re: Proton 5.0, a package to run Windows games on Linux
#5As a 20 or so year long linux as a desktop user, I've had my hopes up so many times that more people would embrace Linux. It's always been about the games, largely. Hell we had id's stuff running, and there was even a company porting Blizzard stuff if I remember right. This is the first time I've been genuinely enthused that "it's happenening", and I cannot be more thankful to the Wine team and Valve.
Re: Proton 5.0, a package to run Windows games on Linux
#6One thing I've always wondered is how much "per-game fine-tuning" Proton requires.
I know for some console emulators, it's not uncommon to require some per-game profiles that tweak the emulation for better compatibility for that specific game.
Heck, even GPU firmware updates will mention specific games in the patch notes.[0]
Is this necessary for something like Proton?
[0] https://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/156781 "...provides the latest performance optimizations, profiles, and bug fixes for Zombie Army: Dead War 4. In addition, this release also provides optimal support for Apex Legends Season 4 and Metro Exodus: Sam’s Story..."
Re: Proton 5.0, a package to run Windows games on Linux
#7I can’t be the only one who put Linux on his home desktop to discourage gaming... darn you valve.
Why do you want to discourage gaming? And who do you want to discourage?
Re: Proton 5.0, a package to run Windows games on Linux
#8Re: Proton 5.0, a package to run Windows games on Linux
#9As a 20 or so year long linux as a desktop user, I've had my hopes up so many times that more people would embrace Linux. It's always been about the games, largely. Hell we had id's stuff running, and there was even a company porting Blizzard stuff if I remember right. This is the first time I've been genuinely enthused that "it's happenening", and I cannot be more thankful to the Wine team and Valve.
It's not only games. The Wayland/X/Nvidia fiasco is killin me.
To use Wayland and gestures I need to basically ignore the graphics card and run everything via integrated.
I love Linux but I also love when things just work and I don't have the time or energy to use my computer as a foss/Linux zealot ideology battleground.
Re: Proton 5.0, a package to run Windows games on Linux
#10One thing I've always wondered is how much "per-game fine-tuning" Proton requires. I know for some console emulators, it's not uncommon to require some per-game profiles that tweak the emulation for better compatibility for that specific game. Heck, even GPU firmware updates will mention specific games in the patch notes.[0] Is this necessary for something like Proton? [0] https://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/1567…
I've personally never had to do any fine tuning with Proton. It works fine out of the box for almost everything I've tried. I think there are options available, but most of the people I've seen that want to squeeze out every ounce of performance will use Lutris because it comes with community tested tweaks.