Litetally two days ago, I said that Proton is the most important project in the history of linux, in terms of getting linux to a mass adoption / user base.
Got mostly downvotes.
Then this happens.
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ekZepp@lemmy.world 4 days ago
This is not only about the gaming. If this low consume high performance sweety is actually affordable, 2026 could actually become the biggest year ever for Linux users. SteamOS is based on Arch Linux, and considering the power of the machine editing should be more than doable, now i’m not sure about the current compatibility/emulation of windows native software on linux, but with a substantial increase in desktop users there could be some serious break through like we already had with Proton for the games.
sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
The bearded madman did it! He really nailed it!
kilgore_trout@feddit.it 4 days ago
The relevant bit is not that SteamOS is based on Arch, but that it is running KDE Plasma desktop.
Most desktop users are not going to turn developers.
Cethin@lemmy.zip 4 days ago
I don’t think that’s what they mean. They mean it’ll show these companies that there’s a market and money to be made by releasing Linux versions of their software.
ekZepp@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Both really.