Proton 5.0, a package to run Windows games on Linux

Re:Proton 5.0, a package to run Windows games on Linux by randomer666 on Saturday February 08, 2020 @04:43PM (#22278611)

I've recently switched my desktop to Linux and almost every game I need runs without any problem using proton. The biggest problem Linux gaming has is the EasyAntiCheat. Most games using it don't work at all.

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Re:Proton 5.0, a package to run Windows games on Linux by jay_kyburz on Saturday February 08, 2020 @05:25PM (#22278935)

My boy is very disappointed we haven't been able to get Ark to run yet. I hope this new release helps.

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Re:Proton 5.0, a package to run Windows games on Linux by Kaze404 on Sunday February 09, 2020 @07:25AM (#22281763)

This is why I set up VFIO last week. It's sort of a pain but having windows use be sort of containerized on my system makes it more tolerable.

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Re:Proton 5.0, a package to run Windows games on Linux by MagnumPIG on Saturday February 08, 2020 @04:58PM (#22278712)

Is that the DRM bdefore mentioned? Because if so, they fixed it.

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Re:Proton 5.0, a package to run Windows games on Linux by bdefore on Saturday February 08, 2020 @05:02PM (#22278745)

No, EAC/BattlEye are unfortunately much trickier problems, since they are effectively rootkits that can't play nice with Wine translations of Windows APIs. This is arguably Proton's biggest challenge at the moment, since it affects the marquis popular multiplayer games such as Fortnite.

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