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SMITE 2 added Proton in system requirements for Linux (lemmy.ml)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

It's the dual-edged sword of making it more accessible now with a workaround, which disincentives developers from building with actual support in mind.

So Proton is allowing more people to switch to Linux for gaming, which is good! However, instead of putting pressure on developers to make Linux versions of games and software they can just use Proton, so they will continue making only Windows versions, which is bad.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Wow, now you've got me imagining this weird future where everyone has switched to Linux for desktop use because of how bad windows has become, but developers still make games only for windows because of Proton. 😵‍💫

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

When Linux has comparable market share we will have some Linux-only games and Windows runs them in WSL

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

I was focusing on that paragraph specifically. It’s written like accessibility is a clear bad thing. I was wondering if it was a typo.