Comment by flohofwoe
15 days ago
280 games over 10 years really isn't impressive (2.5x less than even D3D8 which was an unpopular 'inbetween' D3D version and only relevant for about 2 years). D3D12 (890 games) isn't great either when compared to D3D11 (4.6k) or D3D9 (3.3k), it really demonstrates what a massive failure the modern 3D APIs are for real-world usage :/
I don't think those lists are complete, but they seem to show the right relative amount of 3D API usage across PC games.
I’m just pointing out that Vulkan is supported on all major modern engines, internal and public. Some also go so far as to do DX12 (fine, it’s a similar feeling API) but what’s really amazing is taking all of those games that run on OpenGL, DirectX, etc and forcing them to run on Vulkan…
Proton is amazing and Wine project deserves your support.
What deserves our support is pushing for native Linux games, not helping to keep Windows status quo by making use of Wine and Proton.
It is no different from being happy to use Amiga, Atari, Nintendo, PlayStation, Spectrum, C64, NeoGeo emulators on Linux.
Video games are entertainment. In the old days you inserted a cartridge or optical disc into a physical device. You play the game, finish it and then move on. They are always self contained experiences with a custom UI independent of the OS.
In the best case, explicit Linux support does not affect the experience in a positive or negative way. In the worst case, explicit Linux support means the game can't be played anymore.
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Doing it this way actually makes games more stable on Linux. Often, Linux ports of games would be riddled with bugs because the QA just isn't worth it. Especially because desktop Linux is always in a fast flux of changes. Hence the joke that "Win32 is the only stable Linux ABI."
Now game studios can just develop for windows, work out all the bugs. And then Proton has a broad set of compatibility patches that can be applied to those Windows games.
Doing it this way also unlocks a gigantic library of old games that otherwise would have been unplayable on Linux.
So, no. No native Linux games please.
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