Proton 8.0 boosts Steam Deck gaming with new games and bug fixes.
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Valve's Proton software, which allows Windows games to run on Linux-based operating systems, has received a major update adding support for more games and performance enhancements. The latest version of Proton requires a GPU with support for the Vulkan 1.3 graphics driver. In other news, details of the upcoming Google Pixel Tablet have leaked, revealing 8GB of RAM, two storage options, and an aluminum body with a "nanoceramic finish akin to porcelain." Additionally, postmarketOS v22.12 SP2 brings improvements and bug fixes to this mobile Linux distribution for smartphones.
- Lilbits: More games for the Steam Deck (and other Linux PCs), more Pixel Tablet leaks Liliputing
- Proton update gets 18 more Windows games running on Linux, including Chex Quest HD Ars Technica
- Valve rolls out Proton 8.0 to further improve Steam Deck and Linux gaming GamingOnLinux
- Proton 8.0 is here, and it brought Steam Deck game fixes Rock Paper Shotgun
- Steam Deck just got support for a bunch of new games – and some nifty bug fixes too TechRadar
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