proton-ge-custom VS Proton

Have you tried the GE fork?

https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom

- KDE/wayland

> That said, these things work flawlessly on the Deck.

Likely due to running into these graphics driver -> WM and similar compatibility issues and fixing them. The other performance improvements from kernel changes probably don't hurt either.

0: Requires unreleased proton-ge build: https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom/pull/104...

Have you tried a custom runner? I have it up and running for years now without any issues: https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom

Proton (Steam Play 2.0) is a set of game-focused patches on top of Wine, plus several other components that improve game compatibility and/or performance. The most notable of these are DXVK, which implements Direct3D 8/9/10/11 APIs in terms of Vulkan, and vkd3d-proton, which does the same for Direct3D 12.

In many cases, it's possible to get a game running with regular Wine (or Wine-staging) if you install into the Wine prefix not only the game, but also one or more of: DXVK, vkd3d-proton, whatever Microsoft Visual C++ runtime the game wants, and Mono. If a game also needs custom Wine patches, you'll have better luck with a game launcher like Lutris, which automates installing patched Wine versions, or running a Wine build like the one that GloriousEggroll maintained until recently.

Be sure that your graphics card's Vulkan drivers are installed, and if it's a 32-bit game, all the appropriate 32-bit libraries as well.

https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton

https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk

https://github.com/HansKristian-Work/vkd3d-proton

https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/wine-ge-custom

Look for an open issue for the game in question under https://github.com/valvesoftware/proton/issues . If one exists, add your report to it. If not, open a new one.

Steam (via Proton) generally works, though, for those who wish to use it. (Steam+Proton works with things downloaded from outside of Steam, too, and has for years[0].)

Proton itself is open-source: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton

If someone wanted to package up standalone Proton binaries for a Linux distro, then I don't see any particular barriers that would prevent that.

On GoG's part, they do provide the ability to just download a game in a web browser (the old-fashioned, DRM-free way). From there, I can manage the games I that own in any way that I choose.

So, I'm simply not seeing a problem here that needs solved. I already have the freedom to do whatever I want.

[0]: https://boilingsteam.com/valve-breaks-the-shackles-of-proton...

Don't you guys already have Proton? If you install Steam on Linux, a lot of games will just automatically run: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton

Sincerely,

Until it isn't. https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/6051

No glibc will not fix it and the rolling release distros are now patching their libc.

Here is the list of ABI breaking changes:

https://abi-laboratory.pro/?view=timeline&l=glibc

If I'm not mistaken, supporting MacOS with Proton was the implicit plan before Apple disabled 32-bit support in Catalina. Several people seem to have gotten early builds to compile on Mac with usable performance: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/1344

Better yet, use a container.

Distrobox[1] automates the process of running distros released in the past decade or so in a container.

For games in particular, Proton[2] (for Windows games) or one of the Steam container runtimes[3] (for native Linux games) might be worth a try.

For a non-Steam game, the easiest way to do this is probably:

1. Install and run the Linux Steam client (Steam account required).

2. Add the game to the Steam library: "Add a Game" → "Add a Non-Steam Game…".

3. Right click on the game, choose "Properties" → "Compatibility" → "Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool", and choose a version of Proton or container runtime.

4. Make sure the selected Proton or container runtime version is installed (these are available in the Steam library by default; if you can't find them, click the dropdown above the search box in the Steam library and make sure "Tools" is checked).

5. Launch the game from the Steam library.

[1] https://distrobox.it/compatibility/#containers-distros

[2] https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton

[3] https://gitlab.steamos.cloud/steamrt/steam-runtime-tools/-/b...

The "Metaverse" is a complete joke, and among gamers, Valve has a way better reputation than Meta. Why would they want to dilute that brand?

They already have their own platform (Steam), OS (SteamOS), VR headset (Index), their own Windows translation layer (Proton, https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton), their own partnership with cloud gaming (Steam Cloud Play using GeForce Now , https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/features/cloudgaming), etc.

IMO: As someone with thousands of games on Steam, there's no way in hell I'd want that linked to Facebook. I think they eventually removed the requirement to have a FB account to use a Quest, but they still require a Meta account. Yuck.

This reeks of Facebook recognizing the Metaverse as the failure that it was and opening it up because it's no longer relevant...

Or Valve's Proton[0], a tool for playing Windows games on Linux.

https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton