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pjc50today at 11:37 AM2 repliesview on HN

I think there's a reasonable argument that the most stable Linux gaming API surface is actually Proton.

None of this is really going to change until we end up with a situation like the EA/Apple Store conflict: a major player unable to sell a game on Windows for some reason.


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ascagnel_today at 12:00 PM

Also, it's something of a pragmatic choice -- Valve did put major effort into native Linux games around 2013, but the effort fell flat for a number of reasons.

Proton is them trying a different path towards severing or lessening the Windows dependence, in my opinion.

pjmlptoday at 11:46 AM

That is like saying the most valuable gaming API is Dolphi, MAME, or LinUAE.

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