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Steam Beta Enables Proton On Linux For All Titles


Valve has quietly updated the Steam Beta Client to enable Proton by default for all Windows games on Linux, eliminating the need for users to toggle compatibility settings manually. GamingOnLinux reports: For some context here: originally, Proton had an option to enable / disable it globally. That ...

Valve has quietly updated the Steam Beta Client to enable Proton by default for all Windows games on Linux, eliminating the need for users to toggle compatibility settings manually. This is something of a leftover from when Proton was initially revealed, and only worked for a specific set of games on Valve's whitelist. There's often confusion when people try to run Windows games on Linux and end up with no install button because Proton isn't turned on for all titles.

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