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Through Steam Deck and the Proton compatibility layer, Valve has already established a significant advantage in the Linux gaming space, and a large number of Windows games are now able to run on Linux.
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Medium-term (~90 days)
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10/14/2026
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Valid until: 1/12/2027
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