Does the existence of Wine compatibility layer discourages the creation of native Linux games?

  • Dark Arc@social.packetloss.gg
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    2 days ago

    Market share and yes, Proton/WINE ultimately lessens the need for a native Linux port.

    In a fair number of cases, even when there is a native Linux port, Proton/WINE has worked better than the native game.

    If Linux gets to 5-10% of the market, we’ll probably see them come back for platform specific optimization reasons. However, without a larger market share and with the translation being so good these days, there’s not a lot of need.