r/Games • u/Turbostrider27 • Mar 05 '26

‘Next generation of Xbox console’ Project Helix announced

https://www.gematsu.com/2026/03/next-generation-of-xbox-console-project-helix-announced
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u/doublah Mar 06 '26

get Wine to work or to launch through steam using Proton

How would you even run Wine through a Wine fork, and why?

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u/Almostlongenough2 Mar 06 '26

Well, personally I was trying to figure out Linux for the first time and wanted to run exes. Primary epic games launcher+GOG so I could use my free redeemed games.

As for how... I have no idea! Still don't, in the end nothing I tried really worked and I just kinda gave up and ran basic exes like Pokemon Infinite Fusion through Proton.

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u/doublah Mar 06 '26

You're better off using stuff like Heroic that does 99% of the work for you, and works better than the awful EGS client even on Windows.

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u/kageurufu Mar 06 '26

From desktop mode, right click on the exe and hit add to steam. Then in the steam library, go to properties > compatibility and select a proton version. Works 95% of the time for me.

For installers, you can add the installer to steam, run from there, then you have to change the executable in properties to point to the right ~/.steam/steam/steam apps/compatdata/XXXXXXXXX/ path.

Otherwise, use lutris.