corbin ( corbin@infosec.pub ) to TechnologyEnglish · 3 years agoSteam is a ticking time bombwww.spacebar.newsexternal-linkmessage-square151linkfedilinkarrow-up1113cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareGrimpen ( Grimpen@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilinkarrow-up13·3 years agoCan’t you use Proton on Mac? I’d think that would solve most compatibility problems.
minus-squareRailcar8095 ( Railcar8095@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkarrow-up12·3 years agoThe problem is that proton needs to translate direct X to Vulcan, but Apple doesn’t allow Vulcan, it has to be their own thing, Metal. So it’s a lot of work for valve and fully dependent on apple not screwing them.
minus-squarenickwitha_k (he/him) ( nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 years agoThat or Rosetta, the built-in, hardware-accelerated x86_64 compatibility layer.
Can’t you use Proton on Mac? I’d think that would solve most compatibility problems.
The problem is that proton needs to translate direct X to Vulcan, but Apple doesn’t allow Vulcan, it has to be their own thing, Metal.
So it’s a lot of work for valve and fully dependent on apple not screwing them.
That or Rosetta, the built-in, hardware-accelerated x86_64 compatibility layer.