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People are sharing updates to Proton-focused tooling: Proton Experimental received compatibility fixes for several popular games, and Proton-CachyOS 11.0 was released. There’s also attention on performance/latency features being enabled for non-native games, including NVIDIA Reflex and AMD Anti-Lag 2.

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Key Takeaway Proton users have new compatibility fixes and a new Proton-CachyOS 11.0 release, plus expanded support for NVIDIA Reflex and AMD Anti-Lag 2 in non-native games.
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Proton users have new compatibility fixes and a new Proton-CachyOS 11.0 release, plus expanded support for NVIDIA Reflex and AMD Anti-Lag 2 in non-native games.

People are sharing updates to Proton-focused tooling: Proton Experimental received compatibility fixes for several popular games, and Proton-CachyOS 11.0 was released. There’s also attention on performance/latency features being enabled for non-native games, including NVIDIA Reflex and AMD Anti-Lag 2.

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Top 1 signals · Proton users have new compatibility fixes and a new
TechPowerUp · 9h ago
Proton-CachyOS Adds NVIDIA Reflex and AMD Anti-Lag 2 Enablement for Non-Native Games

Briefing Findings · Proton users have new compatibility fixes and a new

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Proton Experimental update Gets fixes for Subnautica 2, War Thunder, Far Cry 4 and more
Proton-CachyOS release Proton-CachyOS 11.0-20260520 released
Feature enablement Adds NVIDIA Reflex enablement for non-native games
Additional feature Adds AMD Anti-Lag 2 enablement for non-native games

What to Watch

  • Test the Proton Experimental compatibility fixes across Subnautica 2, War Thunder, and Far Cry 4 after the update rolls out. r/Linux_Gaming
  • Track follow-up builds around Proton-CachyOS 11.0-20260520 for additional feature enablements. TechPowerUp
  • Check whether NVIDIA Reflex and AMD Anti-Lag 2 work reliably on the same non-native titles targeted by the Proton-CachyOS update. TechPowerUp

What Changed

  • Proton-CachyOS Adds NVIDIA Reflex and AMD Anti-Lag 2 Enablement for Non-Native Games TechPowerUp
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