• zurohki@aussie.zone
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    14 hours ago

    The advantage to Steam going 64-bit is that most people can now remove all their 32-bit libraries.

    Previously you needed 32-bit libraries for most of the actual games you ran through Steam, so it didn’t really matter if Steam used them too.

    • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works
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      2 hours ago

      The Steam client didn’t work as a compatibility layer though. It doesn’t really involve the client. Proton is the compatibility layer and it’s capable to dealing with the emulation