I think Proton-GE made some changes to prevent triggering the new device activation detection when changing versions (starting with GE 10-11).

Unfortunately I haven’t tried it much, it might have been intentionally undone by Denuvo in newer games, and I wouldn’t risk buying a new game to test it out.

I tinkered with the flaming mess that is Monster Hunter Wilds, but that game tried my patience one too many times and wasn’t even all that great once the performance issues were taken care of…