The Steam Deck has been an enormous hit for Valve, opening up the world to PC gaming on a transportable console model PC. They’re nice little machines that make great travelling companions. Whether or not you are headed to a bar or 2,500 ft above the floor of the Earth, the Steam Deck is able to go. That’s, until you needed to play some Ubisoft titles.
A brand new replace for the Ubisoft Join launcher fully stuffed launching Steam video games on Linux platforms. In line with GamingOnLinux (opens in new tab), making an attempt to launch any Ubi titles on desktop Linux or Steam Deck resulted in an unrecoverable error popup from Ubisoft Join. From there all you might do is click on OK and settle for you are not getting on for that Division raid tonight.
Fortunately now there’s a little bit of a repair, utilizing Proton Experimental. That is the testing model of Proton, the compatibility layer that permits Linux to run Steam video games made for Home windows. Right here you get entry to some upcoming options earlier than they’re essentially steady.
First, Proton builders carried out a repair into the downloadable “bleeding-edge” beta for Proton Experimental, and now Valve has launched a Proton Experimental repair that doesn’t require opting into the beta.
Whereas it’s being handled, that is one more instance of irritating third-party launchers solely making everybody’s lives harder. I do not even need to know Ubisoft Join exists, not to mention have it flash up in my face and never have the ability to play my video games as a result of it isn’t working correctly. I perceive these corporations need my knowledge however you are alleged to be sneakier and higher at getting it than this by now.
For now, not less than there is a workaround and each Ubisoft sport I’ve examined on Home windows is working simply advantageous. Hopefully any additional third-party launcher points will solely strengthen the argument to eliminate them fully. Yet one more factor so as to add for what we want to see in a Steam Deck 2.
