CachyOS is dethroning Windows at the one thing it owned for decades
…As such, Valve, the minds behind Steam, began work on Proton. Proton is a downstream fork of Wine, and its main goal is to "translate" Windows games into something that a Linux…
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Wine 11 rewrites how Linux runs Windows games at the kernel level, and the speed gains are massive
…Valve has already added the NTSYNC kernel driver to SteamOS 3.7.20 beta, loading the module by default, and an unofficial Proton fork, Proton GE, already has it enabled. When Valve…
5 awesome Linux features that will blow the mind of a Windows user
…The game will load up and run as it would on Windows, so long as there's some degree of support through Proton. ProtonDB is a community-run website devoted to reviewing…
You can build a Steam Machine right now, but Valve's optimization is the part worth waiting for
…Like most GPUs inside desktop PC builds taking advantage of DLSS from Nvidia, the Steam Deck and Machine will fully realize what Proton and VK3D-Proton with FSR can offer. That's…
Fedora 44 will automatically make your Windows games run faster, no tweaks required
…Now, thanks to the efforts from several sources, such as Valve with Proton, it seems like 2026 may be the year of gaming on Linux after all. But here's something not…
Most Decky plugins are useless, but these ones actually changed how I use my Steam Deck
…me a high-level overview of my playtime, just enough to see overall trends. And , well, where would I be without the ProtonDB Badges plugin, which integrates with the crowdsourced ProtonDB tracker…
Linux gamers didn't do anything wrong, but they might pay for Windows piracy anyway
…Easy Anti-Cheat and BattlEye both support Linux through Proton in user-mode, and Valve has said BattlEye's Proton integration only requires developers to enable it. The technology is there . But…
If a decade-old Nintendo Switch can run PC games, your next handheld doesn't need to be x86
…Getting Steam onto a Switch takes a stack of workarounds Switchdeck makes it easier, though Proton 11's beta added Arm64 support and bundled FEX , the translator that turns x86 instructions into…
I tried playing PC games on my phone, and the only thing that worked was a community rebuild of the most controversial app in the scene
…Winlator stacks Wine on top of x86/x86_64 translation layers like Box86 and Box64, with forks increasingly experimenting with components like Proton builds, FEXCore, Mesa Turnip, DXVK, and VKD3D. It turns…
These 3 Linux distros convinced me Windows wasn't worth keeping around anymore
…Besides this, Zorin's integration with Steam's Proton layer means much of my Steam Library remains accessible for a little break now and then. Its advantages also help me overlook the…