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Not really a surprise when you look at PAYDAY 3, which currently has a Mixed overall rating on Steam and since it's a multiplayer game it only sees a peak of a few hundred players each day which has been trending in a downwards spiral recently. While PAYDAY 2 continues to see tens of thousands each day despite being over 10 years old.
In an announcement on Steam posted on Tuesday, Starbreeze said:
Hello heisters,
We’re excited to announce that we’re partnering with Sidetrack Games to support the PC-versions of PAYDAY 2 with quality-of-life improvements and general game fixes.Sidetrack (formerly known as the M.U.G. Team) is a talented team with deep roots in the PAYDAY modding community. Their work on RAID: World War II showed that they have the skill and perseverance to deliver quality updates over a long time. They know the PAYDAY 2 engine inside and out, and they’ve already gotten started.
The first update goes live this Thursday, October 23, and is focused on the stability of the game and improving the overall player experience.
Collaborating with Sidetrack Games allows Starbreeze to maintain full focus on PAYDAY 3, while PAYDAY 2 continues to deliver value for all players with the dedicated, expert support they deserve.
It has a pretty old Native Linux port, which I'm not personally up to speed if it works well nowadays or not. So you may be better with Proton, it always was a little buggy anyway. Valve rated it Steam Deck Verified / SteamOS Compatible with Proton.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Given the age & performance of the port ( pre proton ? ) they should probably pull it if they are no longer supporting the linux version consistently. Proton's performance now often exceeds native compared with the windows version.
No. They should fix the native port. Maybe add a Vulkan renderer if possible. Proton (Wine + DXVK) is a great thing for running Windows games on Linux (SteamOS), but it should not be a replacement solution for actual native ports.
If there already is a native port, it is always better to fix that port (if possible/feasible) instead of just nuking it and relying on the Windows version running using Proton.
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