It is. And the only reason they are investing in the Linux space is the windows store, which was a threat to the existence of the steam store. So they started doing their own: they dabbled with Linux and eventually started proton. And thanks to vulkan, wine and many other projects they created something very cool.
They aren’t our friends, but they are currently going in a favorable direction. Let’s just hope they don’t normalize something shitty like DRM again.
Steam is proprietary
Yeah but with Steam Deck you’re not forced to use it. It’s an unlocked x86-64 compatible handheld PC. Install whatever you want.
It is. And the only reason they are investing in the Linux space is the windows store, which was a threat to the existence of the steam store. So they started doing their own: they dabbled with Linux and eventually started proton. And thanks to vulkan, wine and many other projects they created something very cool.
They aren’t our friends, but they are currently going in a favorable direction. Let’s just hope they don’t normalize something shitty like DRM again.