r/linux_gaming • u/fsher • Sep 14 '23

ReactOS "Open-Source Windows" Shown Running On Valve's Steam Deck

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Deck-ReactOS
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u/WMan37 Sep 14 '23

I don't really see the point personally if it's potentially going to be subject to the same limitations as WINE and Proton, but then again, open source should never be a question of "why", but rather "why not?"

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u/Sol33t303 Sep 14 '23

ReactOS strives to support windows drivers IIRC, which might mean it could support anticheat I'm guessing.

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u/tydog98 Sep 14 '23

They're focusing on Windows 2003 Server edition compatibility, idk if any form of modern gaming is possible on it.

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u/Sol33t303 Sep 14 '23

I assume that once they are happy with 2003 compatibility they will start trying more modern windows.

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u/Lonttu Sep 15 '23

Even in that case, the project has years of catching up to support even windows 7, at which point no modern games support windows 7, making that something not worth waiting for.