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Cyberpunk 2077 now runs on select Linux setups with Proton

Posted by petrichor
Tags: cyberpunk.2077, linux, proton, author.pierre loup griffais, source.x
https://x.com/Plagman2/status/1336777322607734784

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Pierre-Loup Griffais on X (formerly Twitter): "Proton 5.13-4 is now available, with Cyberpunk 2077 support! Currently requires an AMD card and Mesa git. Major thanks to the team over at CD PROJEKT RED for letting us test a build, as there was plenty of vkd3d and radv work needed to get there. / X"
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  1. petrichor
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    I'm not planning on playing the game (unless it comes to the Switch, haha), but thought some of you might find this interesting. A few-day turnaround seems pretty good for a major triple-A...

    I'm not planning on playing the game (unless it comes to the Switch, haha), but thought some of you might find this interesting. A few-day turnaround seems pretty good for a major triple-A release.

    Discussion in a parallel Hacker News thread suggests that a native Linux version has been provided privately to Google for Stadia.

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      streblo
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      It's such a shame that we have these ELF binaries that exist for these games yet they never see the light of day. Can anyone hazard a guess why, after investing time into getting a native linux...

      It's such a shame that we have these ELF binaries that exist for these games yet they never see the light of day.

      Can anyone hazard a guess why, after investing time into getting a native linux version working, they don't just distribute it? Is Google paying for the port and they don't want to open the door to similar services?

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        1. streblo
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          Yea that makes sense. I know Stadia is using an AMD GPU so I imagine even if CDPR were to support the platform it might be difficult for them to wrangle Nvidia into giving their linux drivers more...

          Yea that makes sense. I know Stadia is using an AMD GPU so I imagine even if CDPR were to support the platform it might be difficult for them to wrangle Nvidia into giving their linux drivers more support.

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