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FEX 2509 Delivers More Performance For x86 Binaries On ARM64 Linux


FEX 2509 is out today as the latest monthly update to this open-source emulator allowing unmodified x86/x86_64 games and applications to run in ARM64 Linux environments.

FEX 2509 is out today as the latest monthly update to this open-source emulator allowing unmodified x86/x86_64 games and applications to run in ARM64 Linux environments. This alternative to the likes of Box64 and QEMU-User allow for running an increasing number of x86 games/applications on ARM hardware, including Windows software by way of Wine/Proton. support by default for the Wine WOW64 binary to workaround an issue uncovered in at least one game leading to a black screen.

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