{"id":344871,"date":"2021-09-27T15:00:53","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T12:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/native-gaming-on-linux-may-be-dying-and-thats-okay\/"},"modified":"2021-09-27T15:00:53","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T12:00:53","slug":"native-gaming-on-linux-may-be-dying-and-thats-okay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/native-gaming-on-linux-may-be-dying-and-thats-okay\/","title":{"rendered":"#Native Gaming on Linux May Be Dying, and That\u2019s Okay"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f550c625a1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f550c625a1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/native-gaming-on-linux-may-be-dying-and-thats-okay\/#The_Stalemate_in_Linux_Gaming\" >The Stalemate in Linux Gaming<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/native-gaming-on-linux-may-be-dying-and-thats-okay\/#The_Rise_of_Proton\" >The Rise of Proton<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/native-gaming-on-linux-may-be-dying-and-thats-okay\/#Is_Proton_Killing_Native_Linux_Gaming\" >Is Proton Killing Native Linux Gaming?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#Native Gaming on Linux May Be Dying, and That\u2019s Okay&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-748638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/woman-gaming-laptop.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/woman-gaming-laptop.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/woman-gaming-laptop.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Young woman gaming on a laptop\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/young-woman-gamer-playing-online-professional-1870270204\">DC Studio\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Steam Deck, announced in August 2021, has Linux gaming circles talking about the future of gaming on Linux. The Deck, through its reliance on Proton, might be signaling the end of native Linux gaming. That might be just what Linux needs.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Stalemate_in_Linux_Gaming\"><\/span>The Stalemate in Linux Gaming<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s September 2021, and the year of the Linux desktop still isn\u2019t here. If it were, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> studios would be scrambling to get their games ported to Linux, while Microsoft and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le cry out in repentance for their closed-source and monopolistic wrongdoings. But they\u2019re not.\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gs.statcounter.com\/os-market-share\">Statcounter<\/a>\u00a0reports that the global market share of Linux users isn\u2019t budging from around 1%, indicating the realization of that dream remains out of sight.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most commonly cited reasons for PC users not switching to Linux is the lack of supported software, games in particular. Gamers won\u2019t\u00a0adopt Linux because of the lack of support, and the support isn\u2019t there because studios won\u2019t cater to the tiny crowd of existing Linux adopters, creating a sort of stalemate. With no one willing to compromise, the circle seems unbreakable.<\/p>\n<p>At least one company, however, has been working to circumvent the problem.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Rise_of_Proton\"><\/span>The Rise of Proton<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Remedying the pain for Linux gamers in wait, Valve debuted Proton for Steam in August 2018. Proton is a modified fork of the popular Wine software, a compatibility layer that allows Linux users to run Windows software on their desktop. Since the initial release, Valve has been developing Proton to support more and more of the gaming platform\u2019s extensive library of games once restricted to Windows PCs.<\/p>\n<p>Now, two years later, that work seems to be culminating in the arrival of Valve\u2019s Steam Deck, a mobile gaming device that ships with Valve\u2019s own Linux distribution called SteamOS. Valve has been promoting the Steam Deck as capable of running the entire Steam library. It\u2019s worth noting, though, that one developer <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rockpapershotgun.com\/the-steam-deck-wont-actually-run-your-entire-steam-library-proton-president-reminds-everyone\">pointed out<\/a> that they probably mean the <em>hardware<\/em> is capable, while SteamOS and Proton need further development. For reference,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.protondb.com\/\">ProtonDB.com<\/a>\u00a0at the time of writing reports about 77% of the 1,000 most popular games have at least a Gold rating (which means it \u201cruns perfectly after tweaks\u201d).<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Proton_Killing_Native_Linux_Gaming\"><\/span>Is Proton Killing Native Linux Gaming?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With the arrival of Proton, game studios have even less incentive than before to spend time and money catering to such a niche demographic as Linux users.\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.feralinteractive.com\/en\/\">Feral Games<\/a> confirmed as much in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/feralgames\/status\/1420036822466502667\">a July 2021 tweet<\/a>, reporting that \u201cthere is <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly less demand for native [Linux] titles since Valve\u2019s launch of Proton.\u201d\u00a0If Proton will take care of making the game available to the Linux crowd, why spend the money on an official port? It would seem Proton is killing the dream of native gaming on Linux.<\/p>\n<p>This is just what we need to break the Linux gaming stalemate. Proton allows gamers to come over to Linux without forcing studios to cater to a demographic that isn\u2019t there. SteamOS, by way of the Steam Deck, also gets Linux into the hands of gamers who might never have touched Linux until now. When they see discover the freedom Linux offers while also running their favorite games, skeptics could turn into enthusiasts.<\/p>\n<p>So while Proton and the Steam Deck might be pushing down the demand for native Linux titles, it also has the potential to push Linux into more general adoption. And with adoption on the rise, the effect could come full circle, pushing studios to develop native titles instead of relying on a third-party compatibility layer.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, this all depends on Valve\u2019s ability to make Proton and SteamOS a success. Additionally, Steam\u2019s library is not all-inclusive, as other popular games are exclusively licensed to Valve\u2019s competitors. We are seeing signals, however, of other companies\u2019 interest in joining the wave. For example, Epic Online Services <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.epicgames.com\/en-US\/news\/epic-online-services-launches-anti-cheat-support-for-linux-mac-and-steam-deck\">announced<\/a> that Easy Anti-Cheat is coming to Linux, including in Proton and on the Deck. That potentially unlocks a whole trove of additional game support.<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t know for sure what will happen, but Proton could result in the death of native Linux gaming while, in effect, kickstarting the Linux platform as a serious choice for gaming. 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