It does, however, still work quite well with the Windows version via Steam Play Proton on desktop Linux and is Steam Deck Verified against the Windows version in Proton. So while it’s a loss of support for their Native build, it’s still fully playable on Linux.
Honestly I think it’s a good thing. With wine we’re reimplementing the win32 api, which means that we make things more portable. This brings games to more devices with less hassle, and I’m all for that.
Yeah, I agree. Part of me absolutely hates it, but it’s the truth. And incredibly, proton has gotten to the point where it’s good enough that some games even with a native port actually run better via proton.