I think Proton is the reason!

Valve announcement it release new Proton with Steam Deck. The new version should be able to Play any newer Windows game.

I think the jump could be to early. Windows users will download Steam, Proton and tell: My game did not work. I will be happier if the jump was after releasing this version of proton (which should support any Windows games).

EDIT:
never -> newer

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Quoting: GuestI don't see it good for GNU/Linux however. It's consolidating more gaming under the control of someone who is not the user.

But what else than Valve/Steam? Valve controlling large spectrum on gaming comercial-linux-market. I think open source are not so great than closed source/commercial. I do not tell open source software is bad. It is great. I use only open source software (excluding firmware, DRM for video watching, BIO, etc.), but no games. I am happy with that. If open source games give any alternative, I will use open source games.

I can paid for open source software. I was give donation to KDE team recently. Of course, I give a lot more for closed source software/games, but as regular user, I think open source software should give this benefit (cheaper), because it is a democracy/free market and in this case money are better used (I paid for what I want - for example - I do not like option A, I do not paid for it and it never will be added to some open source software, etc. ). Maybe that means, open source software developers get smaller amount of money, but I am not 100% sure. Firstly, there is no piracy and people will paid as much as they can. Secondly OS developers can collaborate with other projects and charity people (sorry, English is not my native) easier, so there is not the same cost of creating software.

In summarize, I can paid for Open Source software, but if Open Source games are worth it? Of course - freedom is very important and If we paid corporation, it will lobby to take of more of our laws, etc. But gaming is like watching movies - it is like communing with culture. If I do not commune with culture, I will be really freedom?

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That's very deep unknown.

In one hand Valve send money to game vendors for each sold copy. Not manner, if it is Windows version or Linux, company get paid the same amount of money. I do not known, why, in this case, companies should do Linux port. They will have Proton.

But in other end. If Linux customers will ask for Linux port, they will got it. Of course, in cases, when they will be much Linux users.

Most important thing is to made developing for Linux easier than Windows. Valve should take focus on Steam Runtime (there is many Steam Runtime, such like soldier). Case Linux is Open, creating tools for developers should been simpler. I am developer, but not professional. I use only IDE, compiler, valgrind, build tools, gdb and KVM with Qemu + Libvirt.

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I forgot to write about something.
I heard about checkpoint/respawn linux feature. If it work with X (but doesn't), it will allow to do not use two oses, but one. I will create cgroup for gamming, if user decided to play game. User decided to work, use checkpoint and create cgroup with desktop processes. User decided to switch to game again? Checkpoint desktop session and respawn gamming cgroup.

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Steam Deck is great project. With Steam library of games, Valve can change market. I like this big touch-screen. Additionally, touch screen under Linux and hibernation can cause trouble. I heard some of Steam Machines had hibernation trouble, so OS do not start as fast as in other consoles. Valve provides Steam Deck, so touch screen and hibernation should work. I will use my laptop to the end of it live and maybe decide to buy Steam Deck with external keyboard/mouse/monitor.

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I am always late.

I am trying create PC Box (not portable) with Console, but I decided to use two systems + hibernation. It nearly worked, but on my VM hibernation stopped working. I install my project on PC, but after copy grub2 scripts everything stopped working. Either changing boot order on BIOS does not helped. I do not known if it is my bad or hardware dying.

My solution allows to insert CD with game, if Grub2 detects some file on it, it launch gammingos. It is possible only in AHCI mode. I was using some trick to makes everything working. If I found time, I will made my VM image public.

It uses two oses. One for playing (fast loading) and one for work. This oses should delete device file of partition assigned to second one. I only do not write udev files, because testing PC stopped working.

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Some sort of Batman Game (Argham's Assault?). It works great with proton. I only done first mission. Only one problem (at now) was slowdown, when loading first level (when video ends to play).

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https://www.gog.com/forum/general/allow_to_rent_out_collection_of_dos_games_and_play_them_via_network/page1 [External Link]

Dreams coming reality! Many years ago, I have proposed the same to GOG.com. If you known Polish, you can read my post. I will realize the idea, but I do not have resources, so I must try to realize others.

But.. Many of mine ideas was realized. For example Firaxis/2K was realized it in Civilization 6 game.

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I will subscribe.

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Sorry, but my English knowledge is poor.
Are these patches introduced to mainline/merged?

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