Proton helped me switch to Linux full time. Before that I was always dual booting.

It's a game changer for me for sure.

Article doesn’t mention Wine even once. Great PR work from Valve.

I made the switch a few months ago with a Win backup drive just in case. It sadly saved my bacon on a couple occasions. Still, I (mostly) use Arch, btw.

Relic released the Definitive Edition of Dawn of War last week. It ran with no issues until I started playing with a friend who's on Windows. Then we encountered frequent game-breaking desync issues specific to Linux/Win crossplay. Not even a week after release, the devs pushed a hotfix for this (among other things).

It's a good sign that gamedevs have started taking Linux compatibility seriously, and that makes me very happy!

The article doesn't specifically mention DXVK which was the real breakthrough innovation IMO. Consider that Wine predates Proton by many years, and vanilla Wine is also fantastic for gaming since DXVK's introduction. But Valve did fund DXVK by paying its inventor for full time work. So thanks Valve! Thanks Philip Rebohle! Thanks Wine devs! It's been amazing!

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