neigeThe Wonderful State of Gaming on Linux in 2023!
Kinda misleading.
First of all, games do not have to be on Steam & launch through Proton to be able to run on Linux. Wine hs gotten extremely good too, even if it may require a bit more tinkering in comparison.
It's also not like this because of the Deck. Proton has been on a good run for several years now, which was very much evident based on the stats on ProtonDB. The Deck helped more with popularity & spread of Linux, rather than actual compatibility.
And those unsupported titles are almost all competitive multiplayer games. Regular multiplayer titles that are mostly PvE focused work usually fine under Linux.
First of all, games do not have to be on Steam & launch through Proton to be able to run on Linux. Wine hs gotten extremely good too, even if it may require a bit more tinkering in comparison.
It's also not like this because of the Deck. Proton has been on a good run for several years now, which was very much evident based on the stats on ProtonDB. The Deck helped more with popularity & spread of Linux, rather than actual compatibility.
And those unsupported titles are almost all competitive multiplayer games. Regular multiplayer titles that are mostly PvE focused work usually fine under Linux.
What you say is true, but I should credit Valve for making many games “just work” when clicking the play button without involving more steps for the user.
I know some time ago, I had to set up a bunch of wineprefixes manually whether it was using Steam or Wine to play a game, but Steam’s automatic management puts it a little bit ahead now in my view. Even though Lutris makes managing it much easier as well compared to before, it’s still a few more steps that some users would get confused or frustrated doing.