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Steam Linux client is now a 64bit application (store.steampowered.com)
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[–] 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I meant in the sense that will distros as a whole drop support for games that use 32bit packages? Will proton and wine stop supporting 32bit games, etc etc

My question was predicated upon the fact that Steam is a market mover, and what are the downstream ramifications of this transition.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago

    If your game currently runs on your hardware with your distro then it is very unlikely it will stop running unless you change your handware or your software (like a major update). Can I promise 32 bit will be supported forever? No. But it's certainly not going to suddenly stop working because of this.

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