Valve Rolls Out Wine-Based “Proton” for Running Windows Games on Linux

Re:Valve Rolls Out Wine-Based “Proton” for Running Windows G... by zaarn on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @09:46AM (#17818612)

I think point 2 should be swapped for "ease of quality emulation means developers are willing to support linux through the emulation layer and can do so at reduced cost compared to porting"

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Re:Valve Rolls Out Wine-Based “Proton” for Running Windows G... by jplayer01 on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @09:53AM (#17818655)

He's right though. Linux gaming is a chicken and egg problem. Without enough users, the financial argument for making a Linux port is very weak. Without enough games, gamers will stay on Windows. At least if there's a reliable shim, the Linux gaming community might grow and become more relevant, fostering competition amongst game developers and hopefully incentivizing them to eventually doing native ports.

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Re:Valve Rolls Out Wine-Based “Proton” for Running Windows G... by zaarn on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @09:56AM (#17818681)

The most ironic fate would be if Wine would eventually morph into a Linux gaming framework that everyone uses.

Though I would consider this unlikely.

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Re:Valve Rolls Out Wine-Based “Proton” for Running Windows G... by cbhl on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @01:40PM (#17820409)

For new code, don't Unity and the like already fulfill this role?

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