You’re right, it’s not “just” Proton. I also tried recently GoG for Pod and… it just worked! From buying the (sigh) Windows game to playing on Linux in literally minutes. Amazing.
For WMR I don’t know unfortunately. Monado does work though and I would check https://lvra.gitlab.io as it’s a great starting point, maybe starting with the Monado SteamVR plugin.
to steam deck.
to SteamOS
So… FWIW I post often about I have a painless NVIDIA experience, including playing Windows only games, including VR games.
I thought “Damn… how did I get so lucky?” and yesterday while tinkering with partitions (as one does…) I decided I’d try a “speed run” to go from no system to a VR Windows only game running on Linux.
I started from Debian 12 600Mb ISO and ~1h later I was playing.
I’m not saying everybody should have a perfect experience playing games on Linux with an NVIDIA but … mine was again pretty straightforward.
I’d argue it’s easier with Ubuntu and accepting non-free repository, probably having the same result, ~1hr from 0 to play, without even using the command line once.
Unfortunate for you, I’m using also the Index and seems I’m lucky with SteamVR, Proton and an NVIDIA card.
Have you tried using Proton? Worked out quite well for me so far. Check https://www.protondb.com
You actually reminded me I have a Windows 100Go partition. I reduced its size but really, based on when I last boot on it, I should really delete it.
Especially frustrating when it’s urgent. Yes it might “bother” the person but if you need an answer now or you need a quick back and forth to clarify, calling is so much more efficient.
I… have had an NVIDIA 2080ti since they are sold (so… about 6 years?) and use it daily, gaming, using it for selfhosting AI a bit with CUDA and… just works, from gaming to tinkering. I don’t get those comments. Sorry you had such a bad experience, it’s not mine.