I wonder if this was riven by the accidental leak and outrage, or more Valve and Steam hardware. Either way a huge win for gamers.

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It's sad to say this, but you will need a 100% human badge for the site.

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I wonder how many old Steam games this could enable to be playable and/or verified.

It would be interesting to see the stats on how many games use each version of Direct 3D. Google says around 870 games use versions v2 - v7

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Linux native builds issues:
1) Distro/library fragmentation makes testing impossible
2) GPU drivers lagged behind Windows
3) Tiny market share, low QA investment
4) 32-bit and glibc compatibility issues
5) Anti-cheat and middleware lacking Linux support
6) Proton killed native port investment
7) Developer tooling gaps or bugs during conversion

Unity SDK support should help with items 1) 4) and 7). It won't be a silver bullet but will help a huge amount to standardize the output of the builds. If the native builds are more similar across games, it will be easy to support on each distro.

They are targeting SteamOS too which narrows the scope and makes it easier

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Quoting: GuestI'd really love to see a git-based or other repository-style mod site. One of the biggest issues in modding is the modder gets bored and their mods eventually break because they don't keep up with dependencies or game updates, but no-one can do anything about it because the mods would need to be disassembled, assuming that's possible, or it's not clear whether anyone else would have permission to fork it.

I have built something similar to that for Audio plugins. A package registry with versioning, an electron app, website and command line tool for installation of packages. It's possible but a lot of work! The registry can be a static site hosted on GitHub Pages.

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"Microsoft is moving towards limiting Windows kernel-level access for security reasons, a shift that will impact kernel anti-cheat systems over time. Instead of granting direct kernel access, Microsoft is developing its own security sensors in the kernel that user-mode applications, including anti-cheat software, can utilize for checks."

I'd imagine Linux distros could implement something similar?

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