Post #1962039
2026-03-12 10:15 UTC
> why doesnt valve demand devs make linux builds?
You mean games aren't listed on Steam unless a Linux build is provided? I know Steam has a de-facto monopoly on PC gaming, but I'm afraid studios would just quit the PC market (or move to another PC store) if Valve were to enforce such a rule.
> if microsoft changed their apis wouldnt new games just not work on proton?
It's very unlikely Microsoft would introduce such breaking changes in their APIs. And even if they did, well yes, it would until Proton maintainers add support for these new APIs.
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@thurstylark@lemmy.today 2026-03-12 11:22
> if microsoft changed their apis wouldnt new games just not work on proton? Also, this is antithetical to the purpose of Windows when it comes to backwards compatibility. Remember that one of its main selling points is the ability to run old programs, regardless of what version it originally targeted. Believe it or not, the industry would probably start a riot if ms breaks that paradigm. It's like, one of the main reasons that it has the market-share that it does.