Valve's Proton 9.0-3 Brings Support for More Games on Linux, Many Fixes
Valve released Proton 9.0-3, enhancing compatibility for Windows games on Linux, fixing bugs, improving performance, and introducing Direct3D 12 support, benefiting titles like Sleeping Dogs and Syberia.
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Valve has released Proton 9.0-3, an updated version of its compatibility layer that allows Windows games to run on Linux through Steam Play. This version enhances support for several games, including Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition, and Syberia, among others. Proton 9.0-3 also addresses numerous bugs and regressions, improving the functionality of games like Alan Wake's American Nightmare and GRID Autosport. Key updates include support for Direct3D 12 in OpenXR, updates to Wine Mono and VKD3D-Proton, and various fixes for controller support, video playback, and game stability. The release notes highlight improvements in language support for Guild Wars 2, fixes for crashes in multiple titles, and enhancements in memory usage for certain games. Proton 9.0-3 is expected to roll out to stable users shortly, providing a more robust gaming experience for Linux users.
- Proton 9.0-3 enhances compatibility for several Windows games on Linux.
- The update includes numerous bug fixes and performance improvements.
- New support for Direct3D 12 in OpenXR is introduced.
- Various games, including Sleeping Dogs and Syberia, are now playable.
- The release aims to improve the overall gaming experience on Linux platforms.
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2 commentsIs it actually coded support for specific games? Is it continuing on with generic DirectX/WinAPI support that is used across all games, but unblocks those ones mentioned? Is it just that those games have now been tested where they hadn’t had sufficient testing before?
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