Re:Valve's Proton Has Enabled 7000 Windows Games on Linux
by sandworm101 on Friday March 05, 2021 @01:17PM
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>> fall prey to the exclusive marketplaces on the rise
Valves initial support for linux was for precisely these reasons. Microsoft was talking about restricting which games could run on windows in much the same way an Apple does with iPhone software. The prospect of Microsoft having veto/censorship powers over violent video games struck fear across the industry. Valve then pushed towards "steam machines" running not-windows. Those issues have reduced as of late but were the trigger for what would eventually become the proton project.
Valves initial support for linux was for precisely these reasons. Microsoft was talking about restricting which games could run on windows in much the same way an Apple does with iPhone software. The prospect of Microsoft having veto/censorship powers over violent video games struck fear across the industry. Valve then pushed towards "steam machines" running not-windows. Those issues have reduced as of late but were the trigger for what would eventually become the proton project.