Re:Steam survey shows Linux marketshare hitting 1.0%
by badsectoracula on Monday August 02, 2021 @10:39AM
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One issue i have with Proton is that it seems to run these popular games fine, but when faced with something more obscure there are issues left and right.
For example recently i installed Arch on my GPD Win 1 (which is essentially a much weaker Steam Deck that comes with Windows 10) and tried:
* RoboBlitz - it needed Ageia's PhysX installer which always failed to install at startup
* Clive Barker's Jericho - Didn't start at all
* Cherry Tree High Comedy Club - Worked fine (but it is a very simple 2D game so i kinda expected it)
* Mars: War Logs - It started but 3-4 in the game (actually during a cutscene but was rendered using the game engine) always crashed at random points
* Blood Knights - Worked fine
* Marlow Briggs - Didn't start at all
* Chaser - Didn't start at all
All of the above work under Windows 10 fine which makes me suspect that Valve is just going to make game-specific patches for the next Proton in Steam Deck. After all being able to play "the entirety of your library" sounds implausible when you can't do that even under Windows :-P (many games - especially older games - need custom fixes, etc).
For example recently i installed Arch on my GPD Win 1 (which is essentially a much weaker Steam Deck that comes with Windows 10) and tried:
* RoboBlitz - it needed Ageia's PhysX installer which always failed to install at startup
* Clive Barker's Jericho - Didn't start at all
* Cherry Tree High Comedy Club - Worked fine (but it is a very simple 2D game so i kinda expected it)
* Mars: War Logs - It started but 3-4 in the game (actually during a cutscene but was rendered using the game engine) always crashed at random points
* Blood Knights - Worked fine
* Marlow Briggs - Didn't start at all
* Chaser - Didn't start at all
All of the above work under Windows 10 fine which makes me suspect that Valve is just going to make game-specific patches for the next Proton in Steam Deck. After all being able to play "the entirety of your library" sounds implausible when you can't do that even under Windows :-P (many games - especially older games - need custom fixes, etc).