…More and more people are exploring Linux distros on their PCs, and the results are better than ever. Performance, compatibility, and reliability have improved a lot, but the average gamer still prefers…
…Black Ops II, Final Fantasy XI, and Battle.net all received specific compatibility fixes, which is additional to the broader improvements made across the board that will improve performance and compatibility across…
…However, after finding his home at MakeUseOf in February 2019, he would eventually move on to its sister site, XDA, to bring the latest and greatest in Windows, Linux, and DIY electronics…
…Proton and Steam Deck turned Linux into a practical gaming option for millions—compatibility now matters. Valve's Steam Machine push could make Windows background infrastructure—Steam becomes the defining layer. On…
…All three sit on top of SteamOS and point at the same Steam library, even if the practical compatibility profile differs by device. Proton and FEX aim to unify the compatibility, and…
…Since then, Microsoft released WSL 1, which was just a compatibility layer that translated Linux syscalls into Windows NT kernel calls. WSL 2 overcame those limitations with virtualization, and now Windows users…
…FRL (Fixed Rate Link) to the popular Linux display driver. This allows higher bandwidth on compatible 48Gbps HDMI cables, enabling support for higher resolutions and refresh rates, as well as features not…
…Proton, Valve's compatibility layer built into Steam, was born out of this necessity. Linux had no first-party answer for running Windows games, and the result of Proton being built is…
…That made sense when Linux still had wider compatibility gaps and when setting up a virtual machine felt like a side quest rather than a practical solution. But the moment an operating…
…Sign in to your XDA account Linux gaming has come such a long way in the last decade, and for seasoned Linux users, that's a great thing. There are fewer reasons…