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[-] heehaw@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

what is proton? what does it do?

[-] moody@lemmings.world 22 points 1 year ago

Proton is a translation layer that uses Wine and other tricks to allow you to run Windows games on Linux. It's a Valve project that is making a ton of progress on compatibility. It's a huge part of the success of the Steam Deck.

[-] Ibaudia@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

A compatibility layer that lets you run native windows games on Linux through Steam. It's gotten better and better over the years and supports a majority of popular games now.

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