How does proton work exactly?

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  • dxvk

    Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10 and D3D11 for Linux / Wine

    The thing that translates directx to vulkan is dxvk a component of proton. Proton is open source and is based on Wine which is also open source, so you can check them out yourself to see what they look like. I think they are kinda past the point of any major breakthroughs on proton development that would greatly improve game compatibility, so they kinda are focusing on fixing game bugs and quirks, but don't quote me on that, I might be wrong.

  • Proton

    Compatibility tool for Steam Play based on Wine and additional components

    The thing that translates directx to vulkan is dxvk a component of proton. Proton is open source and is based on Wine which is also open source, so you can check them out yourself to see what they look like. I think they are kinda past the point of any major breakthroughs on proton development that would greatly improve game compatibility, so they kinda are focusing on fixing game bugs and quirks, but don't quote me on that, I might be wrong.

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