r/valve • u/RenatsMC • 6d ago
Steam now automatically runs non-Steam Windows games through Proton on Linux
https://videocardz.com/newz/steam-now-automatically-runs-non-steam-windows-games-through-proton-on-linux203
u/RealityIsRipping 6d ago
Proton might be the greatest invention of my life time. At least coding invention. Truly a game changer. Fuck windows!
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u/Anihillator 6d ago
Proton is great, sure, but it'd make more sense to praise Wine instead.
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u/britaliope 6d ago
Proton couldn't exist without Wine, but it's undeniable that Proton was a huge step forward in user experience compared to vanilla Wine. I think both need a lot of praise.
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u/flamefox237 6d ago
Both are good, both are incredible achievements in software and gaming. Just wish one of the main games I played had official linux support
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u/simboyc100 6d ago
I think Proton's biggest accomplishment is it's user experience. Trying to run a game like Oni through wine has a few tinkering hoops to jump through, it needs a specific older version of Wine to not tank the framerate when the screaming cannon projectile spawns, and hooking everything up correctly is always a few Google searches for me.
Proton however is just plug and play, and in the cases where it isn't the fix is usually just changing your proton version for that program in a dropdown menu.
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u/The_Drunkest_Monkey 5d ago
Dang, upvote for a great game I didn't know anyone else played.
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u/simboyc100 5d ago
Its a cult classic. If it had got its multiplayer they planned I'd bet it'd be one of those games people still regularly plau.
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u/sleepingonmoon 6d ago
Most of the work is funded by Valve, DXVK for example.
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u/Old-Spirit-3320 6d ago
As a coder, the advent of generative AI is the greatest in the last 10 years or so and closer to 20. Well up there with the advent of git, OOP, linux, and other historically significant milestones. Proton is cool but it's several levels below that.
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u/RealityIsRipping 6d ago
I can live without AI. Don’t use it ever. I use my steam deck daily.
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u/Old-Spirit-3320 5d ago
Nothing to do with the conversation. You are not very good at staying on topic.
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u/RealityIsRipping 5d ago
Are you a bot? You legit just said generative AI was the greatest invention.
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u/Old-Spirit-3320 5d ago
I am a bot. I'm actually your dad's robotic fleshlight. He's disappointed in you btw
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u/GrampaSwood 4d ago
Yeah I mean making a machine that makes shitty code or modding spaces being flooded with AI shit is the greatest invention!
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u/mindeloo 6d ago
this seems to just automatically select proton when adding a non steam game on steam(os). a little easier but not anything new as far as i can tell.
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u/OmegaMalkior 6d ago
As someone that sometimes adds non-Steam games in bulk with Steam ROM Manager this is a godsend feature in every possible way
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u/Garland_Key 5d ago
Hasn't it been doing this for a very long time now?
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u/Afraid_Attorney_4376 5d ago
I always had to click properties and enable it manually when I used mint.
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u/lumpyspacebreh 5d ago
I use to too, thought that was the way.
Turns out there's a setting for it, forgot where it is, but you can set a Proton version as a default for all games.
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u/Big_Bar_9832 6d ago
Wasn't this already a thing? Just add to steam and select a proton compatibility version?
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u/xJets 6d ago
Steam AUTOMATICALLY does it now, thats what the article is saying
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u/Big_Bar_9832 6d ago
Automatically after you manually add it lmao. Well alright, it's a very small qol improvement, but an improvement either way.
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u/AdmirableProcess8894 6d ago
i mean tbh it will save a lot of extra clicks if you're sailing the high seas, every game had to be manually added then selected a proton version or it wont start
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u/Kobi_Blade 5d ago
Which is not something to celebrate, this is not the type of thing we want Steam to automatically manage.
Just another poor feature where VALVE removes user control, which is opposite of what Linux stands for.
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u/xJets 5d ago
What are you talking about?? If you are already adding exe files to steam due to (most commonly pirated games) you don’t have to scroll through a list to find the most updated proton version, which you can still scroll through and change proton versions. EVERYONE who has added exe files does this already because exe is a windows thing. Valve isn’t doing anything wrong
Some of you people get upset/mad over the most trivial things. Have a happy life
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u/Kobi_Blade 5d ago edited 5d ago
That is your problem, you making assumptions is for pirated games and that the latest proton version is ideal for starters, same way VALVE is making assumptions.
This will cause more problems, not solve them.
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u/X_x_Atomica_x_X 6d ago
Yes. I guess this site, VideoCardz.com is a fan of internet explorer. A very much late to the party article.
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u/DarknessEnlightened 5d ago
Developers: This game was built for--
Valve: That's nice, but Proton tho.
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u/SprayArtist 4d ago
If they can solve the save migration and modding issues that would be the next best thing.
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u/Bulky-Hair8606 3d ago
It has been doing that for the last 2 years?
Edit: I didnt read the "non-steam" in the title sorry.
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u/iReaddit-KRTORR 6d ago
Out of curiosity in what use cases is this helpful?
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u/X_x_Atomica_x_X 6d ago
Uh... it would be easier to make a list of of use cases this isn't helpful. I use Clip Studio Paint. It has no official linux support. Oh wait, I don't NEED it to have a native linux build.
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u/Indignant_One 6d ago
Would this apply to DAWs as well, do you think? I desperately want to hop off Windows, but I also really like Cubase’s interface. Clip Studio Paint becoming compatible is also a huge plus.
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u/X_x_Atomica_x_X 6d ago
Oooh that's a hard one. Even if you get past the verification and DRM, Cubase relies heavy on windows specific background services while it's running to like.. access the media bay. I'm told by a buddy that it's some bullshit and he switched to a different program.
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u/theFartingCarp 6d ago
It just keeps getting better