Proton 9.0, the compatibility layer for SteamOS, is now available in public beta, fixing support for games like Final Fantasy XIV and Savant - Ascent REMIX.
Proton 9.0, the compatibility layer that makes Windows games run on Linux-based operating systems (and the secret sauce that makes the Steam Deck great), is now available in a public beta.
Developed by Valve in collaboration with Codeweavers, the first beta of version 9.0 brings compatibility with many new games while fixing support for even more.
The complete changelog looks as follows:
Proton 9.0 Public Beta Changelog:
- Now playable:
- Dinogen Online
- Photography Simulator Demo
- Previously playable on Proton Experimental:
- George McGeehan Gamer Hero
- The Finals
- True Reporter. Mystery of Mistwood
- Road to Vostok Demo
- WITCH ON THE HOLY NIGHT
- Lord of the Rings: Gollum
- Fixed Brawhalla showing a security certificate warning.
- Started ignoring system mouse acceleration when using raw input API.
- Fixed TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part I and II crashing during boss fights.
- Fixed crash in Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories epilogue.
- Improved video playback in BIOMUTANT.
- Fixed Imperiums: Greek Wars launcher.
- Fixed memory leaks that caused Final Fantasy XIV Online launcher crash over long time.
- Fixed crash in Microsoft Flight Simulator when live weather is enabled.
- Improved support for input devices with 8+ axes.
- Fixed Savant - Ascent REMIX hitching during certain animations.
- Fixed Super Robot Wars 30 crashing with languages other than English.
- Fixed Doom Eternal audio crackling on certain setups.
- Fixed Lethal Company, Phasmophobia and other Unity games crashing when a controller with a hat switch is plugged in.
- Improved video playback for the following titles: Lords of the Fallen, Harvestella, and Wayfinder, Sea of Thieves, KING OF FIGHTERS XV.
- Default scaling fixed for The Last Game on Steam Deck
- Fixed audio issues when playing intro video in Airborne Kingdom.
- Fixed Bayonetta crashing on certain systems.
- Fixed Escape from Monkey Island getting minimized on a mouse click.
- Fixed audio controls and spatialization in VRChat with AVPro.
- Updated file distribution method to save disk space.
- Rebased on top of upstream Wine 9.0.
- Updated vkd3d-proton to v2.11.1-49-g32ff676b.
- Updated dxvk to v2.3-47-ge2a46a34.
- Updated dxvk-nvapi to v0.6.4-48-g0951afb.
To install the public beta, all you have to do is head to your Steam Deck, click on the little magnifying glass icon, and search for Proton 9. Though, in my case, the beta installed automatically.
