Is there any advantage to using this over say Lutris for example?

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Anyone else get the feeling that if this year was a poker game, Valve just shoved all their chips into the middle of the table and yelled, "All in motherfuckers!" and threw down a hand of cards with nothing but Tux penguins on them?

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I would expect the Steam Deck announcement timed with the latest LTTs video, probably has something to do with it.

I also fully expect we will see more months of 'less than 1%', since we're 'well above the trend line' right now, but that's nothing to feel bad about. What matters is that the trend is good, we're inching higher. Eventually it will be normal to see months above 1%.

Next milestone: 2%!

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In fact (without actually trying the native versions on modern Linux distro) I would recommend Proton emulation

That part in the quotes tells you everything you need to know.

They're not recommending Proton because they think it's better than anything they could do. They're recommending Proton because they don't care. Proton is the solution for game developers who don't care about whether or not their games run on Linux.

As the article said earlier:

If you're not aware, Frozenbyte did previously have their games ported over to Linux but they eventually stopped after the release of Shadwen in 2016.

They stopped porting their games to Linux 5 years ago, well before Proton existed, let alone 'got good'.

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Oh very nice. Nice to hear a third party confirm this is something that's actually happening. Can't wait. Hopefully the AntiCheat solution extends beyond just the Steam Deck, but even if it doesn't, it'll be a great step forward.

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but there is generally less demand for native titles since Valve’s launch of Proton.

Here's what I read..

How well this game runs in Proton already represents more then the amount of effort that can be justified putting into a native port for Linux right now.

If Linux had more than 0.9% market share, this wouldn't happen.

Because if Linux had more than 0.9% market share, Feral would very much so care how well their game runs on Linux, enough to want to control the experience by developing a native version and offering the best experience possible, rather than just settling for whatever works via Proton.

This doesn't harm the goal of growing the Linux marketshare, it's just an acknowledgement of how small our marketshare is.

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Valve could make a game but also make it free for Steam OS Deck users.
Turn on your Deck, login, and bam, get the game for free as a bonus.
Much like how Valve Index buyers received Half Life Alyx for free.

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Quoting: finaldestThere is only one way to ensure that Ubi and other big publishers bring over their games and that is to support Valve and Linux by doing the following:-

Buy the Steam Deck.

I am doing my part, I have pre-registered for the top tier unit with a Q2 2022 order/delivery estimate. Cannot wait to get my hands on one. I have heard on the web that over 100k units have already been ordered. If this is true then this is an brilliant start.

Gonna buy mine the very moment it's available in my region.

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Well they're not ruling it out but by the sounds of it they won't be jumping on it at launch either. Not quite the reaction I'd hope for but also not completely negative either.

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Sorry just, as a graphic designer, seeing something I hate so close to something I love, I panicked for a moment there.

Well, another day, another Blender victory, Blender is OP!

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