Comment by sitkack
3 months ago
Not just used by, Valve is sponsoring FEX.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45903610#:~:text=Valve%...
3 months ago
Not just used by, Valve is sponsoring FEX.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45903610#:~:text=Valve%...
I wouldn't call this random comment reliable testimony that they are sponsoring FEX.
They took their sweet time but both the project lead Ryan Houdek as well as Valve developer Pierre-Loup Griffais (username Plagman here in the comments) have now come out saying that FEX-Emu was not just sponsored by Valve but is actually their project and that they approached suitable developers with the idea who they have been paying for the development: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/valve-have-been-fundin...
https://gamersnexus.net/pc-builds-news/valve-steam-machine-d... "Valve has devoted significant resources to the development of FEX emulation."
https://www.igalia.com/2025/11/helpingvalve.html
Man, Fex is Valve, Valve is Fex! The steam logo is right there in the logo!
https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/headers/110/652/595/6...
Center of left side, it is a Valve product. All main devs are employed by Valve.
As the random commenter I agree. By "support" I meant that they have a line of product and a strategy that relies on FEX to work and work as seamlessly as possible.
If they contribute to FEX at even a fraction of what they did to wine and Proton it is indeed huge.