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Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney was asked by Verge why there is no support for the Steam Deck for Fortnite (lemmy.ml)
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[–] 44 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Support for Steam Deck != support for Linux version. Steam Deck use Proton to run Windows game on linux seamlessly.

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It's not a Linux problem, it's a Tim Sweeny problem.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Support for Steam Deck != support for Linux version.

    You are correct , however proton ( and the upstream project wine ) is made for linux not the steam deck , ie a game which works on the steam deck will work on linux in most cases .

    proton / wine can also be used to run a lot of non game software made for windows ( though proton is made explicitly for games ) , though I will admit steam has the best ux around running software using wine or proton .

    but yes it is a Tim Sweeney problem , not a Linux problem .

    something I will also add is that they have at least part of the game running on linux already , unless they are paying a fortune in both licencing and lost performance by running the games servers on windows .

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