- cross-posted to:
- steamdeck
- gaming@beehaw.org
- cross-posted to:
- steamdeck
- gaming@beehaw.org
cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/16434132
YouTube video: https://youtu.be/uScsmjvdwyo
Invidious video from YouTube without YouTube: https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=uScsmjvdwyo or https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=uScsmjvdwyo
Video description:
It’s clear there are some people who don’t understand Proton. So let’s talk about it. #Proton #SteamPlay #CompatibilityLayer
00:00 Introduction 00:41 The basics of a computer 01:46 What Proton is not 03:04 What is an emulator 04:32 Proton acts like a map 05:25 Proton translates API and system calls 06:18 Proton provides a Windows-like software environment 06:55 Why are some games incompatible? 08:52 Shouldn't we demand native Linux games? 11:07 Conclusion
didnt finish the video but, seriously, one of the best laymans explainations I have seen of emulation and thin compatibility layers.
WINE is not an emulator
GNUs Not Unix. I don’t recall him claiming it was. if he did, well… :-/
Fair