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I heard it's starting to get better (lemdro.id)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

what is proton? what does it do?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago

Proton is a translation layer that uses Wine and other tricks to allow you to run Windows games on Linux. It's a Valve project that is making a ton of progress on compatibility. It's a huge part of the success of the Steam Deck.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

A compatibility layer that lets you run native windows games on Linux through Steam. It's gotten better and better over the years and supports a majority of popular games now.