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Use Proton to let us play on Linux
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Ansem_93 Hi everyone!
I read yeasterday about Proton, the fork of Wine made by Valve!
Proton is an open source project made to let linux users play on Linux with the same performance that they could have on Windows.
Since proton is an open source project I think GOG should use it too. Right now the possibility to play on linux is important to me, since games are the only thing that won't let me switch to linux.
Here's the link to Proton: github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/
I really hope that you will support it as soon as possible!
QWEEDDYZ As for subj. It should be Wine integration wish. But people as i say ask ror Steam integration sayin they need Wine. They dont know what they want. People here come from Sgeam which one is equal/default to PC-gaming. If GOG be default this wish be about Wine integration and proper Linux support. Linux abandoned on GOG. And when ppl ask Steam features instead of Linux - it make less wishes for real Linux support we really need.
QWEEDDYZ Also people here lost any sense. Extendend Steamworks API integration. Proon that is just Wine (without its Steam or Deck related features of Proton). Its literally asking "make it make it make it" but not tell what exactly they want. Its because people ask here what should bebasked from Valve. But Valve dont care for us and our suggestions. Never be. Ppl know that and fome where it more easy to post sufh wishes. What GOG can make regarding Steam and Steamworks integration - they already did long ago.
QWEEDDYZ It is not free as usual.
QWEEDDYZ I hate Valve for what they do to PC gaming in general. They screw industry. And yet they really did something for Linux... But not so much. Proton is just a fork of Wine. SteamOS/DeckOS is just forks of two others Linux OS. And NOTHING of that is open-source free. Nothing of that can be used in commercial project like GOG Galaxy.
sergeych This is actually important as lately I found I can play everything same good or better in my linux with steam. Not actually want to re-buy anything on steam, but the same don't like to keep windows eating my disks just for few gogs.
Waltz1414 Recent "Quality of Life" updates to the Bioshock Collection on Steam now prevent the game from being played on Linux (even the native port of Infinite). DRM free games are needed on Linux now more than ever.
FunMLG "At the time Lutris is the only working launcher for non-steam games on linux" -> There's Heroic Game Launcher or Legendary for Epic
upskrrr7 Just use lutris + feral gamemode + wine-ge for Lutris. At the time Lutris is the only working launcher for non-steam games on linux
OracleCensor Fuck Proton lmao
yslpn Now there are no alternatives to gaming on Linux. Steam only. Please add Linux support.
Adpocalyptic So many Linux related requests, I wonder if they'll end up filling the first page with the amount of votes they get :O
And Proton is not necessarily Valve-Exclusive it's not too difficult to implement elsewhere, that's the point of a f-OSS ecosystem
Dan113841 Considering CDPR is Valve's direct competitor (indeed, Valve's only real competition. Epic and Origin and uPlay can eff right off), official cooperation isn't likely. Asking for general Wine and Wine-forks integration, maybe with any Proton-specific features as plug-ins is more realistic.
temps Here I am today wanting to buy Cyberpunk 2077 on GOG, but I'll have to buy it on Steam instead because Steam has Proton for Linux to run these games and GOG didn't bother giving us a Linux version.
thegreatboto I'd love to have some kind of Proton integration and/or a GOG Linux client to play on Linux, more specifically, the SteamDeck when it is available. Linux and GOG's anti-DRM platform would seem to go perfectly together.
ckorn Please please please
dengog This would be great!
temps There are a lot of Windows-only games I buy on Steam because they work nicely on Linux with Steam Proton. I would probably prefer to buy them on GOG if GOG had something like Proton for Linux users.
But more importantly, GOG Galaxy needs a Linux version first.
TheMrEvil It's about time!
Adpocalyptic would be pretty nice to have more support for the Linux community, would help us play on Steamdeck too
GreenChilli You can link your GOG account to Lutris, and within Lutris you can specify different wine versions, and if keen, specify different proton versions as well. You basically download the proton versions and link the 'dist' folders (more recent versions may use 'files' folders) into ~/.local/share/lutris/runners/wine
Restart Lutris, and there are the Proton versions available to select as a wine version.
mdecorde directly use wine would be better, no ? a Lutris cooperation would be nice too
fabriciojardim Steam runtime is free,Proton is free, DXVK is free... this is is not that hard is it?
avv11615 +++
koloved ++++
DrmSucksMaster You don't need GOG's official support for this. Proton already let's you run non-Steam applications.
Landak I really wish GOG would do this. BG3 has just come out -- the linux community loved BG2 so much that we've written an open source client for it. Clearly, I and others want to play BG3. Apparently it works under steam's proton -- gog! Give us an installer to find out ;-).
matbc92 I'd gladly switch to GOG as my main storefront if it ran games on linux, I only use steam because it makes more sense for me as a linux user but with the new offering of games from the epic games store It is looking quite amazing, I just wished they'd listen
jtal604622 Love the users spamming the same lengthy comments over and over again. I have been a linux users for 5+ years and would love a client and I use proton with steam... thing is, this is just another barrier that keeps potential users out and by declaring that its easy with 30 minutes of tweaking and hours of testing... yeah pushes people away.
allenja0 Step 1: GOG Galaxy 2 on Linux
Step 2: Proton for GOG Galaxy
Step 3: native Linux games !!!
ragdollfun Step 1: GOG Galaxy 2 on Linux
Step 2: Proton for GOG Galaxy
Step 3: native Linux games !!!
##@@##@@ @grandexalted
Thanks for saying that.
I came here to buy Heroes of Might and Magic III
so that I can play it on Fedora.
After your post, I won't buy it of course.
I dropped Windows seven months ago, and I won't go back now :)
@enginnsson
My shiny AMD top graphics card does not have drivers for Windows 7.
I was looking to replace it with (the horrible) Windows 10, when I heard about Proton.
So I tried it and it works with many games, and counting, in 4K resolution, with the same performance.
I am so grateful to Valve for it.
proton allowed me to drop Windows
grandexalted Super mad at myself for buying 2 games on the last GOG sale and expecting to be able to get them to work on Linux. If I bought these on Steam I'd be playing them now instead of fussing around trying to get them to work in Wine.
nibiron GOG Galaxy for Linux first!
Proton implementation second!
MasterionX GOG Galaxy for Linux first!
Proton implementation second!
Enginnsson Proton / WINE is bad for Linux. It doesn't make dev support Linux and brings more problems. Galaxy for Linux yes, Proton no...
shadur I really don't know how much clearer we as your customers can make this.
There is *enormous* visible demand for a linux version of Galaxy.
At the very least, give us some feedback as to what the hold up is, because right now, you're looking at several hundred thousand customers going back to Valve because Steam /does/ support linux and you don't.
Alfonse00 the only reasons now to be in steam is the linux integration and the hability to play remotly via my phone
GaminRaskolnikov I love GOG but intrusive Windows 10 is a huge downer. Please support Proton and integrate it into Galaxy (which needs a Linux version).
Enginnsson I don't think Proton / Wine is a good way to bring games to Linux I. There are already many Linux native games, we should go this way.
BavarinFleetfoot Galaxy 2.0 beta is only available for Mac and Windows. If they ain't even willing to bring their own Galaxy client to Linux, then I doubt we'll EVER see them make use of a free and open source GIFT from Valve that benefits Linux users.
Human1895 Lutris integration into GOG would be even cooler
Lyrica It's free/libre & open-source software, so there should be no excuse. Hope CDPR doesn't turn its nose up at Valve's gift.
Alexander_DeLarge With Galaxy 2.0 they have a unique opportunity to integrate the Proton compatibility layer on their platform for all games across all platforms on a single launcher with the users adding support for missing platforms using the open source plug-in system.
Aegelward I'm sure Valve would be amenable to GOG/CDPR working on the main branch of Proton, ideally forking should be minimal as possible. A certain major game that's going to be released by GOG and Steam working on Linux at launch, either through a native client or optimizations implemented in Proton would be huge.
Dimitrije_Jankov Make the client open source and people will port it. Linux people usually know how to code.
Dimitrije_Jankov I would love to have a Linux client. And GOG is DRM free I would buy all my games here instead of Steam since the compatibility would be soo much better.
Stelic Proton has been great so far for as early in development as it is. Would love to see a GOG Linux client so I could start purchasing games from here.
heri410 There is not even a Linux Client for Gog. That have to be done first.
sato0076 omg i would love this idea I have wanted to switch to linux for so long sadly i am a gamer and have to go where most of my games are so if this changes i would gladly ditch windows.
JohanLiebheart This could be a game changer
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