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Valve reportedly cooking native Linux version of Half-Life: Alyx, optimized for Steam Frame VR
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this post was submitted on 14 Nov 2025
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And here I just want Half Life 3 to be Linux exclusive for 1 year. I mean, if you make a console-like, you might as well go some exclusives. :)
I wonder how well it'd run under WSL? It would be funny as shit to force the Windows Gamers (real Gamers only play MOBAs and eSports /s) to fuck around with compatibility layers like Linux users do.
If it's like anything else running in WSL, absolutely as slow as balls. Most Linux apps are written with the assumption that filesystem operations are incredibly fast, whereas that's not true with Windows. Most games open one big file and do big reads from it so it's not such a problem, whereas something like Git assumes that touching tens of thousands of files should be basically instant.
Exclusives are bullshit.
Linux can be installed on any computer for free, so I wouldn't call not making a Windows binary exclusive, unless all the games I need Proton to run are exclusive too.
If Windows users want to play Half Life 3 they can just ask Microsoft to make a reverse WINE lol
Sound logic.
Exclusives don't benefit anyone.
Of course they don't but it would be funny to see if Windows users spend their time with compatibility layers just this once. You know, for the sake of chaotic good.
that would be great if they made Linux exclusives.