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by PartiallyTyped 185 days ago
To be fair proton is based on DXVK which is some guy’s project because he wanted to play nier automata on Linux.

The guy is Philip Rebohler.

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Yes, and when Valve caught wind of his early efforts, they paid him to work on it full time.

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2018/09/an-interview-with-the-...

And thanks to him I was able to play and finish Nier Automata on the Steam Deck!