New to Steam deck.

From searching around ProtonDB, it seems like Proton GE outperforms regular proton in just about everything and experiences less crashes.

Is there any case where it shouldn’t be used? Or should I force it on every game.

  • AllisonVegasBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I haven’t had to force a non default version of Proton for a single game yet, to get it running perfectly.

  • kagataikaguriBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Other than specific games that using ge proton boosts up the fps or “unsupported” games. Do not use ge proton. Do not use any 3rd part stuff at all if the case is not what I described

  • DigGumPigBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Yes. In Mini Ninjas for example, if you force any other version of Proton other than the default, you will have no sound.

    Unless you are experiencing issues right from the start, it is best not to force any specific version of Proton.

  • ArsRegia23BEnglish
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    10 months ago

    You most likely won’t need to use it anyways, at least I don’t, except:

    I play a lot of itch games which are almost all Unity K&M games, and I have to use GE on all those games. I’m grateful for it.

  • Zeth_AranBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    So what is “Proton GE”? I understand that proton is the compatibility layer between Linux and the windows based game so API calls get properly directed. But, what is the difference between the two? And why is this considered better?