{"id":642846,"date":"2023-04-29T10:06:28","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T15:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/29\/why-does-the-steam-deck-run-linux-blame-windows\/"},"modified":"2023-04-29T10:06:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T15:06:28","slug":"why-does-the-steam-deck-run-linux-blame-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/29\/why-does-the-steam-deck-run-linux-blame-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"Why does the Steam Deck run Linux? Blame Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<svg viewBox=\"0 0 0 0\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" focusable=\"false\" role=\"none\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: absolute; left: -9999px; overflow: hidden;\"><defs><filter id=\"wp-duotone-dark-grayscale\"><feColorMatrix color-interpolation-filters=\"sRGB\" type=\"matrix\" values=\" .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 \" \/><feComponentTransfer color-interpolation-filters=\"sRGB\"><feFuncR type=\"table\" tableValues=\"0 0.49803921568627\" \/><feFuncG type=\"table\" tableValues=\"0 0.49803921568627\" \/><feFuncB type=\"table\" tableValues=\"0 0.49803921568627\" \/><feFuncA type=\"table\" tableValues=\"1 1\" \/><\/feComponentTransfer><feComposite in2=\"SourceGraphic\" operator=\"in\" \/><\/filter><\/defs><\/svg><svg viewBox=\"0 0 0 0\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" focusable=\"false\" role=\"none\" style=\"visibility: hidden; position: absolute; left: -9999px; overflow: hidden;\"><defs><filter id=\"wp-duotone-grayscale\"><feColorMatrix color-interpolation-filters=\"sRGB\" type=\"matrix\" values=\" .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 .299 .587 .114 0 0 \" \/><feComponentTransfer color-interpolation-filters=\"sRGB\"><feFuncR type=\"table\" tableValues=\"0 1\" \/><feFuncG type=\"table\" tableValues=\"0 1\" \/><feFuncB type=\"table\" tableValues=\"0 1\" \/><feFuncA type=\"table\" tableValues=\"1 1\" \/><\/feComponentTransfer><feComposite in2=\"SourceGraphic\" operator=\"in\" \/><\/filter><\/defs><\/svg><svg viewBox=\"0 0 0 0\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" focusable=\"false\" role=\"none\" style=\"visibility: hidden; 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The software running inside of it is the real surprise. Why does the Steam Deck run Linux? Blame Windows.<\/p>\n<p>The Steam Deck and the software inside of it are the culmination of a nearly decade-long \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/259893\/video_game_publishing_ceo_trash_talks_windows_8.html\">hedging strategy<\/a>\u201d embarked upon by Valve chief Gabe Newell and company many moons ago, when Microsoft tried exerting more control over developers with Windows 8.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s also the next phase of Valve\u2019s escape plan.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Editor\u2019s note: <\/strong>With the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/1796614\/hands-on-the-rog-ally-is-the-steam-deck-for-gamers-who-want-more-power-and-options.html\">Asus ROG Ally appearing as a potential true Steam Deck competitor<\/a> and leaks of a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/1785380\/of-course-microsoft-is-working-on-windows-handheld-mode-for-steam-deck-rivals.html\">Windows handheld mode<\/a>\u201d making the rounds, we wanted to re-run this analysis of how Valve laid the long-term groundwork for the Steam Deck. The original story continues below; it published on August 6, 2021, before the Steam Deck\u2019s launch, so statistics and commentary on Proton\u2019s specific rough edges may no longer be applicable. (SteamOS now , for example.)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 id=\"a-catastrophe\">\u201cA catastrophe\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>Windows 10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/2948353\/a-tribute-to-windows-8-if-it-hadnt-been-so-bad-windows-10-wouldnt-be-so-good.html\">smoothed over Windows 8\u2019s worst sins<\/a>, so you may not remember how different\u2014or \u201c,\u201d to use Newell\u2019s words\u2014that operating system was when it launched in 2012.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/images.idgesg.net\/images\/article\/2021\/08\/windows-8-100897790-orig.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.idgesg.net\/images\/article\/2021\/08\/windows-8-100897790-large.jpg?auto=webp&#038;quality=85,70\" alt=\"windows 8\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>\n<p>Windows 8\u2019s radical new \u2018Start Screen\u2019 was\u2026divisive, to say the least. (Spot the desktop \u201capp\u201d?)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Windows 8 bent over backwards to make mobile UI a priority, relegating the desktop to \u201cjust another app\u201d status in a screen full of colorful tiles. More ominously, the Windows Store launched alongside the operating system, with strict requirements about the sorts of software allowed and a steep gatekeeper fee similar to what Apple and Google charge for inclusion in their app stores. Developers feared Microsoft would become increasingly draconian in its rules. Their concerns were escalated by the simultaneous launch of Windows RT, an Arm-based version of Windows that restricted users to using\u00a0<em>only<\/em>\u00a0software sanctioned by the Windows Store. (RT quickly fizzled.)<\/p>\n<p>Devoted PC game developers felt especially anxious. Newell called it \u201c.\u201d Blizzard executive VP Rob Pardo tweeted that Windows 8 is \u201c\u201d in the wake of Newell\u2019s \u2018catastrophe\u2019 comment.\u00a0<em>Minecraft <\/em>creator Markus \u201cNotch\u201d Persson told Microsoft to \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/2010832\/minecraft-creator-tells-microsoft-to-stop-trying-to-ruin-the-pc.html\">stop trying to ruin the PC as an open platform<\/a>\u201d when it asked him to certify the game for Windows 8.<\/p>\n<p>While Notch ironically <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/2683173\/microsoft-buys-minecraft-maker-mojang-for-25-billion.html\">sold <em>Minecraft <\/em>to Microsoft for $2.5 billion<\/a> just a couple of years later, Newell and Valve reacted to the \u201ccatastrophe\u201d the way most sane folks would: Disaster prep, so they wouldn\u2019t be caught flat-footed if Microsoft decided to clench its fist around the open PC ecosystem.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-steamos-escape-hatch\">The SteamOS escape hatch<\/h2>\n<p>Windows 8 launched on August 1, 2012. In December, 2013, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/2080926\/steamos-beta-impressions-well-valve-did-warn-you-to-wait.html\">Valve introduced SteamOS to the masses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/images.idgesg.net\/images\/article\/2021\/08\/steamos-100897788-orig.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.idgesg.net\/images\/article\/2021\/08\/steamos-100897788-large.jpg?auto=webp&#038;quality=85,70\" alt=\"steamos\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Well, not really. The beta version of the Steam-centric operating system required arcane technical knowledge to install, and Valve itself warned that \u201cunless you\u2019re an intrepid Linux hacker already, we\u2019re going to recommend that you wait until later in 2014 to try it out.\u201d The operating system certainly had plenty of rough edges out of the gate\u2014it worked <em>only<\/em> with Nvidia GPUs, for example\u2014but Valve worked diligently on polishing them. By October 2015, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/2992487\/steam-machines-unleashed-impressions-from-one-week-in-a-steam-powered-living-room.html\">Valve\u2019s Steam Machines launched<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And failed. Hard.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/2237500\/why-the-biggest-problem-with-steam-machines-are-the-steam-machines-themselves.html\">Steam Machine endeavor was doomed from the start<\/a>, and I laid out the case for why\u00a0they would even before they launched. There were several reasons: delays, poor communication from Valve, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/2992126\/valve-steam-controller-hands-on-opening-a-new-world-of-pc-gaming-possibilities.html\">unorthodox new Steam Controller<\/a> needed to use the PCs, the simultaneous launch of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/2992645\/hands-on-valves-50-steam-link-is-the-game-streaming-solution-you-wantmost-of-the-time.html\">more-versatile Steam Link<\/a>, and a \u201cgood, better, best\u201d branding strategy for Steam Machine makers that sowed further confusion. But in retrospect the biggest problem was SteamOS itself.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/images.idgesg.net\/images\/article\/2021\/08\/origin-pc-chronos-steam-machine-100897787-orig.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.idgesg.net\/images\/article\/2021\/08\/origin-pc-chronos-steam-machine-100897787-large.jpg?auto=webp&#038;quality=85,70\" alt=\"origin pc chronos steam machine\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>\n<p>Origin PC\u2019s stab at a Steam Machine.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>SteamOS could only run Linux games, you see. And gaming on Linux was dismal in 2015. I used to maintain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/2363780\/linux-gaming-rising-7-big-name-pc-games-that-now-call-linux-home.html\">a list of the best Linux games<\/a> because so few developers bothered to create Linux ports. Coaxing games into running often required exotic workarounds and third-party tools, and even then, games that ran <em>at all<\/em> often ran jankily. Again: It\u2019s no surprise Steam Machines failed.<\/p>\n<p>Valve learned its lesson. You don\u2019t stop planning for a catastrophe just because you run into some road bumps. After Steam Machines died, something much more momentous\u2014and the key to the Steam Deck\u2019s existence\u2014rose from their ashes.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"proton-linux-lessons-learned\">Proton: Linux lessons learned<\/h2>\n<p>If developers wouldn\u2019t make games for Linux, Valve decided it would invest in making <em>Windows <\/em>games run on Linux instead. In 2018, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/3299641\/steam-adds-proton-making-windows-games-playable-on-linux.html\">Valve introduced Proton<\/a>, a fork of the popular WINE compatibility layer that lets Linux PCs play Windows games. (If you aren\u2019t familiar with WINE, count yourself lucky.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was always kind of this classic chicken and egg problem with the Steam Machine,\u201d Valve designer Scott Dalton told . \u201cThat led us down this path of Proton, where now there\u2019s all these games that actually run.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/images.idgesg.net\/images\/article\/2021\/07\/protondb-most-popular-100895892-orig.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.idgesg.net\/images\/article\/2021\/07\/protondb-most-popular-100895892-large.jpg?auto=webp&#038;quality=85,70\" alt=\"protondb most popular\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><figcaption>\n<p>The ProtonDB homepage on July 16, 2021.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Proton was truly a game-changer. If Linux gaming was a near-barren desert before, Proton was the water it so desperately needed. Thousands upon thousands of Windows games could <em>just be played<\/em> on Linux PCs now\u2014some tinkering required at times, natch. Over the last few years, Valve (with help from the WINE experts at CodeWeavers) has worked hard to fix the most glaring issues. In 2018, our curated list of the best Linux games topped out at 35 titles. Right now, the community-run  is tracking almost 19,000 Proton-compatible games, and over 15,000 of them run just fine on Linux.<\/p>\n<p>The technology still isn\u2019t <em>quite <\/em>perfect, as our look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/3625673\/what-is-proton-the-steam-decks-live-or-die-software-explained.html\">how Proton will make or break the Steam Deck<\/a> details in more depth. The most popular multiplayer shooters don\u2019t work on Linux because BattlEye and Easy Anti-Cheat aren\u2019t compatible with Proton. Valve says it\u2019s working with those studios to get support for the technology ahead of the Steam Deck\u2019s launch. If the past is any indication, Valve will get it right eventually. (<strong>Update<\/strong>: .)<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-steam-deck-is-a-trojan-horse\">The Steam Deck is a Trojan Horse<\/h2>\n<p>Valve isn\u2019t just pushing a handheld gaming PC. Gabe Newell and company are still preparing for potential catastrophe. While you could look at the Steam Deck as the culmination of nearly a decade of work for Valve, you can also look at it in the other direction. If the Steam Deck is successful, it will force developers to devote more attention to Linux\u2014or at least to consider Proton compatibility while coding. With each game that runs just fine on the Steam Deck, Valve\u2019s escape hatch opens a few inches wider.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/images.idgesg.net\/images\/article\/2021\/07\/steam-deck-off-100895893-orig.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.idgesg.net\/images\/article\/2021\/07\/steam-deck-off-100895893-large.jpg?auto=webp&#038;quality=85,70\" alt=\"steam deck off\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re trying to make sure that Linux thrives,\u201d Newell told  just ahead of Windows 8\u2019s launch in 2012. \u201c\u2026We\u2019re going to continue working with the Linux distribution guys, shipping Steam, shipping our games, and making it as easy as possible for anybody who\u2019s engaged with us\u2014putting their games on Steam and getting those running on Linux, as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Steam Deck\u2014and Proton before that, and Steam Machines before that, and SteamOS before <em>that<\/em>\u2014drives home that Valve still has its eyes on the prize\u2026and the potential for disaster. Without Windows 8, the Steam Deck as we know it would never exist, and Linux gaming wouldn\u2019t be anywhere near as vibrant as it is today.<\/p>\n<p><\/body><\/div>\n<div data-ga=\"article-footer-author\">\n<h3>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/author\/bchacos\" rel=\"author\"><br \/>\n\t\tAuthor: Brad Chacos<\/a>, Executive editor\t\t<\/h3>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/author_photo_Brad-Chacos_1655490486-148.jpg?quality=50&#038;strip=all&#038;w=150&#038;h=150&#038;crop=1\" height=\"125\" width=\"125\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Brad Chacos spends his days digging through desktop PCs and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BradChacos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeting too much<\/a>. 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The software running inside of it is the real surprise. Why does the Steam Deck run Linux? Blame Windows. 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