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Proton is now enabled by default on Steam to make Linux gaming simpler (www.gamingonlinux.com)
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[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 68 points 5 months ago

Good idea. This is probably to stop new Linux users from panicking when they buy a new game and then Steam gives them the "this game is incompatible with your operating system" error when they launch without enabling Proton first. I know that message popped up for me a lot.

[-] mintiefresh@piefed.ca 47 points 5 months ago

I had finally convinced a friend to switch to Linux a few months ago. And they installed Steam and the first thing they said was "oh great none of my games work on Linux."

Lol. And I just thought man they should really just turn it on by default.

So I'm glad they're doing this now.

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