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Valve's Proton Has Enabled 7000 Windows Games on Linux

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Re: Valve's Proton Has Enabled 7000 Windows Games on Linux

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Post by refracture »

bmurphy1976 wrote: post #7

I installed it recently on a newly built pc specifically for gaming. I'm quite shocked at how good it works! The only thing holding me back from switching completely is there's some nonsense getting the xbox controller to bind to the pc vis bluetooth. If I can get that resolved I don't think there's anything else holding me back. What an amazing accomplishment!

It's not the same thing, but personally I find the Xbox controllers are better when used with the official USB wireless adapter and xow: https://github.com/medusalix/xow

Re: Valve's Proton Has Enabled 7000 Windows Games on Linux

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Post by rPlayer6554 »

kemonocode wrote: post #8

It's a bit of a shame that Valve pretty much abandoned their Steam OS/Steam Machine endeavor, even if focusing on just one component (Proton) is arguably better than just having to deal with an entire distribution. That said, I'm routinely amazed at how good Proton has gotten at running Windows games. I've still got dual boot for some stubborn stragglers, but the vast majority of my library runs just fine on Linux.

I would not count steam machines out just yet. I wouldn't be surprised if the number one complaint about Steam Machines/OS was the limited library of games. Maybe they decided to just take some time and focus on Proton and then consider reviving the Steam Machines.

Re: Valve's Proton Has Enabled 7000 Windows Games on Linux

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Post by Nullabillity »

k__ wrote: post #6
ThaDood wrote: post #4

Proton is the reason I moved from a Windows + MacOS machine to GNU/Linux full time. I understand the concern that some hardcore enthusiasts might have about it making devs lazy when it comes to developing native ports but to be honest I don't care. I am just glad to have a simple method of gaming on GNU/Linux. Proton plus Lutris and the slew other tools that have come out in recent years has made the transition to GN…

How good does this work with things like Oculus Quest, SteamVR, etc.? Are there any performance implications?

My Valve Index works fine for me (both native and Proton), as long as I keep SteamVR on the linux_v1.14 branch. It does have some issues keeping up sometimes, but that's probably mostly my ancient GPU (AMD RX480).

Re: Valve's Proton Has Enabled 7000 Windows Games on Linux

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Post by davemtl »

EAC (Easy Anti-Cheat) is the main reason why I've not switched from Windows to a full-time Linux desktop. While EAC does include support for Linux[1], it's up to the developer/publisher to enable it.

1. https://www.easy.ac/en-us/support/game/guides/os/

edit: Included EACs unabbreviated form as well as a link to supported operating systems.

Re: Valve's Proton Has Enabled 7000 Windows Games on Linux

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Post by adtac »

Kees_Veel wrote: post #12
circularfoyers wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Proton definitely is. https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton

Yeah nice. But I didn't mean proton.

What did you mean? Because Proton is pretty much what this news is about so I'm a bit confused.

Re: Valve's Proton Has Enabled 7000 Windows Games on Linux

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Post by bombcar »

davemtl wrote: post #15

EAC (Easy Anti-Cheat) is the main reason why I've not switched from Windows to a full-time Linux desktop. While EAC does include support for Linux[1], it's up to the developer/publisher to enable it. 1. https://www.easy.ac/en-us/support/game/guides/os/ edit: Included EACs unabbreviated form as well as a link to supported operating systems.

What is EAC? Exact Audio Copy? Some sort of protection?

Re: Valve's Proton Has Enabled 7000 Windows Games on Linux

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Post by neogodless »

ThaDood wrote: post #4

Proton is the reason I moved from a Windows + MacOS machine to GNU/Linux full time. I understand the concern that some hardcore enthusiasts might have about it making devs lazy when it comes to developing native ports but to be honest I don't care. I am just glad to have a simple method of gaming on GNU/Linux. Proton plus Lutris and the slew other tools that have come out in recent years has made the transition to GN…

> making devs lazy when it comes to developing native ports

Is this first order thinking? Whereas second order thinking might be "with Proton enabling an order of magnitude more users that enjoy PC gaming to move to Linux, studios might consider improving the PC gaming experience further with more native ports/testing directly on Linux?"

I don't know if that's how things could play out, but it seems logical to me.

Re: Valve's Proton Has Enabled 7000 Windows Games on Linux

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Post by wyldfire »

bombcar wrote: post #17
davemtl wrote: post #15

EAC (Easy Anti-Cheat) is the main reason why I've not switched from Windows to a full-time Linux desktop. While EAC does include support for Linux[1], it's up to the developer/publisher to enable it. 1. https://www.easy.ac/en-us/support/game/guides/os/ edit: Included EACs unabbreviated form as well as a link to supported operating systems.

What is EAC? Exact Audio Copy? Some sort of protection?

Sounds like an anti-cheat software, maybe?

Re: Valve's Proton Has Enabled 7000 Windows Games on Linux

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Post by SteveNuts »

kemonocode wrote: post #8

It's a bit of a shame that Valve pretty much abandoned their Steam OS/Steam Machine endeavor, even if focusing on just one component (Proton) is arguably better than just having to deal with an entire distribution. That said, I'm routinely amazed at how good Proton has gotten at running Windows games. I've still got dual boot for some stubborn stragglers, but the vast majority of my library runs just fine on Linux.

I think SteamOS was mostly a political play, at the time microsoft looked like it was turning windows into a walled garden platform.
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