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Re:GOG: Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it wor... by seabrookmx on Friday January 30, 2026 @11:05AM (#46826051)
You're assuming no game studio would test their windows executable on proton, just because they develop on Windows. If there's non-trivial market share to capture by being "Deck verified" I don't see why that would be the case. Game devs develop on Windows for PlayStation, Switch, mobile etc. At least with proton they don't even need to cross compile.
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Re:GOG: Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it wor... by pjmlp on Saturday January 31, 2026 @03:13AM (#46834550)
I am willing to bet that most don't give a damm about Proton.
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Re:GOG: Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it wor... by scheeseman486 on Saturday January 31, 2026 @07:09AM (#46835917)
Microsoft test on and make considerations for Proton for a bunch of their releases. Sony do too. Cyberpunk has specific graphics presets, Baldurs Gate 3 has a native executable, indie games often do too.

There's outliers, it'd be fair to say EA don't give a damn. But a lot do and you can't handwave away Microsoft and Sony as small fish either.

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