Valve seems to be working on tools to get Windows games running on Linux

So basically their own fork of Wine? A DirectX Linux wrapper backed and supported by Valve. And most likely it will come with SteamOS 3.0 which is rumored to be launched soon (pending Valve Time)<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gamingonlinux.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;looks-like-steamos-30-is-on-the-way-codenamed-clockwerk.12208" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gamingonlinux.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;looks-like-steamos-30...</a><p>It&#x27;s also important because Valve drops the support of XP and Vista in January 2019.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;support.steampowered.com&#x2F;kb_article.php?ref=1558-AFCM-4577" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;support.steampowered.com&#x2F;kb_article.php?ref=1558-AFC...</a>

I hope such games are marked in the store to differentiate them from games made by developers who actually make an effort to support Linux. Relying on a shim made by Valve to support a game on an OS that developers did not target sounds like a recipe for a really bad, unstable time. I&#x27;d also rather not give money to developers who make a decision not to support Linux.

To me, the article reads like Steam Play could be a wrapper over WINE and maybe DXVK (or similar).<p>That would be awesome! Tools like PlayOnLinux and Lutris already exist, and are met with so much love from anyone I introduce to them.<p>The community around windows on linux gaming could use support from a large player like steam. If it increases adoption of linux as well, it will help improve wider adoption of native Linux gaming further.<p>I have been using WINE for gaming exclusively since I started gaming a couple years ago. It has always been a pleasant experience for me.<p>I am excited for the future and optimistic about this speculation. It&#x27;s not &quot;year of the linux desktop&quot; (cellphones might mean that never comes), but it is always nice to see better, user-friendly resources.

Many new titles seem to support Linux. Old titles largely don’t.<p>Even if a Wine-ish compatibly layer adds some performance overhead, the PC that sits behind my TV is losing Windows pretty quickly once this comes out. Managing Windows is a PIA compared to slapping Xubuntu on a system.

This is really great. I&#x27;ve been worried that Valve might drop their linux support that was only really there in the first place to spite microsoft for the app store. I don&#x27;t think they&#x27;ll ever succeed in getting 10%+ steam users over to linux but damn am i glad that they are doing it anyways

Valve knows the threat of S-mode and Microsoft&#x27;s desire to creates its own walled garden with its own 30% tax on all software.