I'm switching to Linux for gaming — here's why
…Wine and Proton are tools for running Windows-only games on Linux with as close to native performance as possible. Proton is based on Wine, which translates system calls from one OS…
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5 awesome Linux features that will blow the mind of a Windows user
…The game will load up and run as it would on Windows, so long as there's some degree of support through Proton. ProtonDB is a community-run website devoted to reviewing…
Free open-source apps do everything I need from Microsoft 365, except cost money
…For documents, I want to be able to access through the cloud, I've been using Proton Drive. The free plan of Proton Drive has limited storage available, but it's enough…
Fedora 44 will automatically make your Windows games run faster, no tweaks required
…Now, thanks to the efforts from several sources, such as Valve with Proton, it seems like 2026 may be the year of gaming on Linux after all. But here's something not…
Linux is finally ready for gamers, but gamers are still not ready for Linux
…Proton has made Linux compatible with 90% of Windows games, but you can still run into Proton incompatibility errors. Besides, some games will completely give up on you, crashing repeatedly. And the…
Linux gaming is almost there, but 3 missing pieces keep me booting into Windows
…Related Bazzite is what most Linux gaming distros wish they were Choose Bazzite if you want a console-like experience on Linux Proton offers 90% game compatibility, but that 10% still hurts…
Windows is still the best OS for gaming, and these 4 things prove it
…The developments with Proton , recent leaps with Wine 11 , and the integration of new kernel drivers have genuinely propelled the Linux gaming ecosystem far beyond anyone could have comprehended just a few…
Linux gamers didn't do anything wrong, but they might pay for Windows piracy anyway
…Easy Anti-Cheat and BattlEye both support Linux through Proton in user-mode, and Valve has said BattlEye's Proton integration only requires developers to enable it. The technology is there . But…
Most Decky plugins are useless, but these ones actually changed how I use my Steam Deck
…And , well, where would I be without the ProtonDB Badges plugin, which integrates with the crowdsourced ProtonDB tracker to verify whether games are playable on Linux and how playable they are . This…
I'm excited for the next generation of Linux distros, and for one big reason
…SteamOS uses a compatibility layer called Proton, which expanded the gaming scope from a few titles to thousands. The best part is that you don't have to figure out workarounds because…