fennesz12@feddit.dk to Linux Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoFigured you guys might enjoy this. A screenshot of my gaming desktop and wine experiments from 2013.feddit.dkimagemessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1383arrow-down17
arrow-up1376arrow-down1imageFigured you guys might enjoy this. A screenshot of my gaming desktop and wine experiments from 2013.feddit.dkfennesz12@feddit.dk to Linux Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squareGreenMinusBlue@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoIts somewhat the same today. Its just packaged wine, into proton. Valve pays for Proton a.k.a Wine releases. TLDR: Steam didnt make Linux gaming viable. Wine did, Steam just made it more mainstream and easier to implement.
minus-squarevaultdweller013@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoThey also created a market incentive for devs to at least consider compatiblity with the program due to the steam deck.
Its somewhat the same today. Its just packaged wine, into proton. Valve pays for Proton a.k.a Wine releases. TLDR: Steam didnt make Linux gaming viable. Wine did, Steam just made it more mainstream and easier to implement.
They also created a market incentive for devs to at least consider compatiblity with the program due to the steam deck.