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MouldyCat@feddit.uk 1 week agocompatibility layer upon layer
I can understand the sentiment, but don’t ignore the real advantages to the proton/wine way of doing things.
For instance, some old games won’t run on modern Windows but will run on Linux under proton/wine.
It’s also just a lot easier for game companies to target a single platform i.e. Windows. When Valve first released their Steam machines, a few AA games were released natively. For several of those, the native builds no longer work and you now need to run the Windows version under proton/wine.
Fedditor385@lemmy.world 1 week ago
It’s not the use case I am referring to - I am speaking about modern day games. As long as Linux is ignored by the gaming companies making AAA titles, it will never be a real option for the entire gaming community. An average gamer doesn’t know nor want to spend time setting up everything and hoping nothing breaks when the OS/layer/game gets the next update. It should be “Install” and then play without ever really thinking about any underlying tech.
MalMen@masto.pt 1 week ago
@Fedditor385 @MouldyCat its like that for the majority of games on #steamos