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The Steam Deck's success will hinge on Proton, a Valve technology that lets Windows games run on Linux. Here's what you need to know.

The Steam Deck's success will hinge on Proton, a Valve technology that lets Windows games run on Linux. Here's what you need to know.

Gabe Newell in 2012: “We’re trying to make sure that Linux thrives.”

Published on 30 Jul, 2021 More than likely, I'm not the only person whose first reaction to the Steam Deck was something along the lines of "didn't Valve already try this?" Valve's hardware products have really run the spectrum from the VR gold standard Valve Index to the less impressive console-like Steam Machine. Sure enough, Valve say that "Steam Deck feels like the culmination of a lot of that earlier work." They say that Proton has been the route to help them solve the "chicken and egg" problem that the Steam Machine fell victim to. In another interview with IGN...

As part of its Q2 shareholder letter, Netflix announced that it is expanding into gaming. Netflix is focusing on mobile games for now, which will be available at no additional cost. This push is still in the "early stages" for now Netflix is a name synonymous with streaming entertainment with movies and TV. Now, the company is officially expanding into games. Netflix announced its intention to explore games, specifically mobile titles for now, in a Q2 results shareholder letter. Netflix notes that this new push won't come at extra cost to users and will be initially focused on mobile games.