Good news for Linux gamers. Valve has unveiled a new version of Proton, a specialized Wine shell designed to run Windows games on Linux. Mainly used to launch games from Steam, but can also be used for other windows games.
Major changes:
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The new release is based on Wine version 5.0;
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Games that support Direct3D 9 will use Vulkan as the default engine;
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Improved support for games from the Steam library, especially those using Denuvo DRM protection;
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Updated DXVK to v1.5.4, and FAudio to 20.02;
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Improved support for surround sound in older games.
As of early February, protondb.com reports 6502 games running successfully on Linux via Proton.
Source: linux.org.ru