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Enable Steam Play by default on Steam for Linux

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#11596 · opened 2024-12-24 by ghost · updated 2025-01-27 · 3 comments · github
?ghost 2024-12-24 github

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Steam for Linux should have Steam Play enabled by default. The Steam client that comes with the Steam Deck has Steam Play enabled by default. Most games do not have native versions for Linux. People who don't know Steam Play exists may not ever enable it and think that Linux has little game support.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2024-12-24 github

Closing because the reporting user has turned into a ghost immediately.

Setting that aside, my understanding is that support for running games with Proton is unofficial and unofficial options can't be enabled by default. Functionally, the request at #7234 would be better.

?ghost 2025-01-01 github

Closing because the reporting user has turned into a ghost immediately.

Setting that aside, my understanding is that support for running games with Proton is unofficial and unofficial options can't be enabled by default. Functionally, the request at #7234 would be better.

If running games with Proton is "unofficial" why is it enabled by default on SteamOS?

Ddefiling9046 2025-01-27 github

I feel like this should be enabled by default as Proton is becoming the main way to play windows games on Linux as if it wasn’t it wouldn’t be enabled by default for the Steam Deck.

And I know that I’m only one voice here but there’s at least over 100 people that agree with this change on the r/Linux_Gaming Reddit with a post that gained over 100 upvotes in the last 6 hours so if you could reconsider that would be great. https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1ib1mkf/steam_play_should_be_on_by_default_for_new_steam/

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