I’ve added it but in future do note the suggest more links by the tags, as we don’t read every comment 👍

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What better way to ensure their own tech, Proton, continues working well than using it for their own game? They control all of it. So what’s the actual specific need of a Native build?

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The app is not finished, it's in-development. The whole point is they're working on the features to support more games. BG3 support was also partially done and testing long before BG3 had mod support in it.

"Just add support for this and that" isn't exactly helpful to anyone.

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A lesson we all have to learn 😆

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@ExplosiveDiarrhea, yes, it actually is awesome. We get tens of thousands of games that run and run very well, and developers can spend more time actually building their games instead of focusing on fixing up issues for our (let's face it) tiny user share. Proton is a good great thing for gamers.

Proton is also properly open source with Wine, DXVK and so on. You have to remember, we're 99% of the time talking about completely proprietary games, so the open source layer to keep them running makes sense. It's a shame some are still so militant about refusing to accept the reality of our platform for gaming years after Proton was released.

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In the long run a single build is easier for developers to test and support, and Proton can keep games running on Linux practically forever after developers move on or shut down. A layer to continue supporting games like Proton just makes more and more sense as time goes on.

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I don't see a problem with it using Proton. The same reason as always: a single build for the developer to test. And yes, that also applies if Steam Deck is the only target.

As always: support for the game is the most important thing, not what specific platform the executable was compiled for.

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Heh, I vaguely remember that one.

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Not everyone is going to be asked, it’s just how a survey works. It’s to give a general overview.

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Added statement from Valve.

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