I was thinking Steam Deck might push some Linux support, who knows.
It sounds like it will use a compatibility layer, and I’m expecting that said layer will likely be tied to Steam such that you can’t just run a non-Steam copy of a game using it even if it’s perfectly playable through Steam. I hope I’m wrong.
Gaming devs have become as obsessed with their DRM as they are the woke.
Humble says the subscription games themselves will still be DRM-free. Of course such a statement from people of the moral quality of Humble is worth jack shit in the long run.
Humble does already sell titles with DRM you have to redeem on other platforms, so perhaps they want to move those over eventually and cut them out of the revenue loop.
Aren't a large number of game available to Linux through Steam? It seems to me like Valve has been pushing Linux already. As far as being tied to Steam, well, yeah they're trying to sell a console where this is the norm (buying from a Company store). Supposedly the Steam deck is going to be hackable, in which case you can install whatever OS you want on it and get games through whatever channel.
I think you can use it with 'any' game as its another project that was built upon, but thats just a guess, I would hope gaben wouldnt be a jackass like that, its not like them to push exclusivity clauses and such. I hope not.
It sounds like it will use a compatibility layer, and I’m expecting that said layer will likely be tied to Steam such that you can’t just run a non-Steam copy of a game using it even if it’s perfectly playable through Steam. I hope I’m wrong.
Steam deck uses Proton to provide compatibly to non Linux games. You can use Proton with non Steam games. You can install non Steam games on the Steam Deck.
It sounds like it will use a compatibility layer, and I’m expecting that said layer will likely be tied to Steam such that you can’t just run a non-Steam copy of a game using it even if it’s perfectly playable through Steam. I hope I’m wrong.
Humble says the subscription games themselves will still be DRM-free. Of course such a statement from people of the moral quality of Humble is worth jack shit in the long run.
Humble does already sell titles with DRM you have to redeem on other platforms, so perhaps they want to move those over eventually and cut them out of the revenue loop.
Aren't a large number of game available to Linux through Steam? It seems to me like Valve has been pushing Linux already. As far as being tied to Steam, well, yeah they're trying to sell a console where this is the norm (buying from a Company store). Supposedly the Steam deck is going to be hackable, in which case you can install whatever OS you want on it and get games through whatever channel.
I remember the humble origin bundle...
I think you can use it with 'any' game as its another project that was built upon, but thats just a guess, I would hope gaben wouldnt be a jackass like that, its not like them to push exclusivity clauses and such. I hope not.
Steam deck uses Proton to provide compatibly to non Linux games. You can use Proton with non Steam games. You can install non Steam games on the Steam Deck.