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Proton is developed by Valve in cooperation with developers from CodeWeavers. [2] It is a collection of software and libraries combined with a patched version of Wine to improve performance and compatibility with Windows games. Proton is designed for integration into the Steam client as "Steam Play". [3]
According to ProtonDB, a community-run database that compiles information on game compatibility of Steam games within Linux using Proton, several of Steam's more popular game releases were not yet compatible with Proton primarily due to anti-circumvention and anti-cheat controls or digital rights management (DRM).
In February 2022, Valve released the Steam Deck gaming handheld, running a dramatically updated version of SteamOS, version 3.0, based on Arch Linux with the KDE Plasma desktop environment pre-installed, as well as Valve's Proton compatibility layer, allowing many games designed for Windows to run natively on SteamOS.
In 2018, the developer was sponsored by Valve to work on the project full-time in order to advance compatibility of the Linux version of Steam with Windows games. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] In 2019, DXVK received Direct3D 9 support by merging with d9vk.
The site recommends that one use the Ventoy utility to create a bootable USB device. The Linux distribution is offered in five desktop environments ; Official (modified KDE), GNOME, KDE, Steam-HTPC (modified KDE, customized to look/feel like Steam Deck; built for HTPCs) and Steam-Handheld (modified KDE, customized to look/feel like Steam Deck ...
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The software allows the use of Steam-supported controllers, even those not compatible with Windows. [317] Released in February 2022, Valve's handheld computer, the Steam Deck, runs SteamOS 3.0 which is based on the Arch Linux distribution and uses Proton to support Windows-based games without native Linux ports. [318]
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