This version of Proton is marked as Proton Next in Steam, this is a new channel of sorts where pre-stable versions of Proton can receive testing before it's pushed out to the public. Proton Next is ...

Both Microsoft and Valve have the same goal. They want to put as many players’ eyeballs and wallets in front of their ...

Valve's latest Proton Steam Deck software release brings some much-needed fixes to recent games but also revives a few classics. It's a major update, but it's only hitting beta channels so far. Proton ...

The Steam Deck doesn't run Windows. That's right: a gaming handheld based on PC-equivalent hardware, much closer to a full PC than the Xbox or PlayStation, runs Windows PC games on a non-Windows ...

One of the big things that sets Valve's upcoming Steam Deck apart from other PC handhelds is its choice of operating system: the deck is Linux-based as opposed to the long-established, battery-hungry ...

Why it matters: Valve has released a significant update for the Steam Deck's compatibility layer for Windows games. Proton 7.0 adds compatibility for more titles, support for Easy Anti-Cheat (used by ...

Bazzite is a SteamOS-style, gaming-focused Linux that offers a console-like experience. The Linux distro grew 1.25x in 30 ...

Valve has been busy updating Steam's Linux client and if, as a gamer, the merest mention of 'the other OS' triggers your Ubuntu-based post traumatic stress disorder then it might have just created the ...