I wish they would fix the UI so it's readable at modern resolutions.

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Are the expansions separate keys? I already have Battletech, but might keep the expansions for myself and trade the main game for something else.

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Quoting: Eike(Didn't read through all messages yet...)

Since it gets emailed in often: I’m currently waiting to hear back from Valve about answering a few questions. They have the questions, just waiting on answers. Unsure if it will happen or not, so fingers crossed on that one.

Does this include questions about other compatibility tools?
I'd love to have AGS as an easy to use tool to play adventures not ported to Linux...!

Why bother? Windows' AGS under Proton runs better than native AGS anyway. That's based on my limited experience running Unavowed under Proton versus Lamplight City and Gemini Rue via native AGS (with the OpenGL support patch, before it got merged). All great games by the way.

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I have a Windows 7 partition which I used to boot into every now and then. It's not that all my Windows games work under Proton yet, but I have enough options that booting to Windows isn't worth the trouble. At Easter I switched GPUs from AMD to Nvidia, and I still haven't bothered installing the Nvidia drivers in Windows. Admittedly I will probably get to this next month to take advantage of the free Uplay+ trial to try Asscreed Odyssey.

I do find it interesting to think about the Proton business case. Just throwing some numbers out there. Assume ~100 million Steam users, and maybe 1 million of them use Linux. If Valve spend $3m a year on Proton development, they need to average an additional $10 sales from each Linux user to break even (assuming their 30% cut). This seems plausible to me, but only with a platform the size of Steam.

Developing and supporting an independent implementation of the Windows gaming interfaces in this way seems like a much more efficient use of development effort than each developer maintaining their own ports.

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Quoting: shawnsterpIs there a list, or perhaps people can suggest here, of NEW, GOOD AAA windows titles that are platinum on proton?

I've been really enjoying Hitman 2 recently. [Actually I have been playing the Hitman 1 missions in the Hitman 2 engine.] It even has a free demo so you can confirm it really is platinum. Hitman 2 came out last November so it's not exactly "new", but it is still getting new content AFAIK.

Personally I tend not to buy "new" games for price reasons. But "A Plague Tale: Innocence" is a newish AAA game I've got wishlisted for when it's cheap enough for me.

Most of the games I have been playing through proton wouldn't fit your criteria of both AAA and new, but regardless I can recommend: Hellblade, Unavowed and The Witcher, as good quality games that are platinum in proton. Hmm, actually Hellblade now shows up as gold, but it was platinum when I bought it a few months ago.

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I'm thinking I might get Hitman 2016 GOTY from Humble and play it in the Hitman 2 engine via Proton. From what I can tell you can do this even if you only have the free Hitman 2 starter pack on Steam.

I just played the Hitman 2 starter pack mission and it ran well on my setup. I have the Paris mission of Hitman 2016 and find it can be a little jerky sometimes. Maybe it will run better in Hitman 2? I saw some IO devs saying the game is very CPU intensive because of the NPC AI. So Paris vs Hawke's Bay may not be a valid comparison due to Paris having many more NPCs.

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Quoting: MalVery OT question. My 2 xbone s controllers stopped to work with steam link last week. They pair with BT just fine but then whatever key I press nothing happens. Forget and re pair doesn't help. I didn't have the time to troubleshot the issue seriously but it doesn't hurt to ask if anyone else had this issue too.

I have an "Xbox Wireless Controller – Patrol Tech Special Edition" and it was working fine with my Steam Link a couple of nights ago. I won't be able to try it again for another 20 hours or so.

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I've been mostly playing Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun for the last couple of weeks. I don't usually have the patience for stealth games but have really been enjoying this one. The controller scheme is really well thought out too, so I've been playing it on the couch through the Steam Link.

I also just got Baba is You last week, and am having a good time with that one as well.

Before that, Hypnospace Outlaw, which I just couldn't get into. I appreciate the alternate 90's Internet the devs created but I just don't feel motivated to progress the story.

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From one July 30 baby to another, congrats on 10 years of GoL!

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I bought the original a couple of years after release I guess. I only had a couple of crashes, so didn't notice any "bad support" issues. I had a great time with this game, so much so that it's one of only two games I've bothered to write a Steam review for. I haven't played the DLC yet though, or done all the side quests. So many games, so little time.

It'll be interesting to see what new mechanics playing as some kind of demi-infected brings.

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