3min chapter

Late Night Linux cover image

Late Night Linux – Episode 223

Late Night Linux

CHAPTER

The Importance of Native Linux Games

I like it when games are built with cross-platform in mind. I thought I'd be more interested in whether games were native or not on the Steam Deck, and I'm just not interested as long as they play somehow. If you can guarantee that it's going to work well on Proton, then that's sort of good enough. Imagine you said to Windows developers, why are you targeting Windows? Why don't you just target Proton? And then there's an abstracted layer for the PS3, the PS5, whatever, and they can all point the same thing. Well, Proton appears to be the present and probably the future of gaming on Linux, whether we

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode