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Why are there so many different Proton versions? Proton 8, Proton 9, Experimental, GE-Proton

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Why are there so many different Proton versions? Proton 8, Proton 9, Experimental, GE-Proton

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Steam Deck@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 7 months ago

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Are you confused on why there's many different versions of Valve's Proton? The compatibility layer that runs Windows games on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck. Here's a little guide on what it all means.

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