lockian Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 (edited) I'm curious is Proton + DXVK not able to serve as a translation layer for Launchbox as it does for so many games? If it doesn't, is it just a matter of improvements in that layer until it can? Proton + DXVK is a key part of the success of the steam deck. EDIT : I did some digging of my own on the likelihood of this. Possibly not as likely as I'd hoped for (Steam Deck and Proton (Steamworks Documentation) (steamgames.com)) Quote Known Proton Issues Below are a few recommendations around areas that have been known to be Proton compatibility issues and likely to induce delays in Proton fully supporting a given title after it launches on Steam: .NET / WPF: Our recommendation is to use standalone technologies like Qt for launchers instead of OS-dependent frameworks like .NET / WPF. For best results, skip separate launchers altogether and integrate their functionality into the game client UI instead, where controller support is likely better. Edited November 8, 2022 by lockian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylus12 Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 I would like to add to the conversation. I will happily purchase a a forever license for the third time to get a Linux port, just saying. I recently ditched Windows and mainly use Manjaro (Arch Based) and SteamOS 3. Having Launchbox on the go on a device without a bloated OS would be fantastic. I hope that something is in the works. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragoonDemon4 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Hi, I'm also interested on a launchbox for Linux, because in my near future in thinking on buying a steam deck too, I don't even care if I have to pay another license to get it full workin on linux 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyHuman Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 +1 for all this, mine just shipped! Would pay again for this on Steam Deck! I also just wanted to point out something that seemed off to me, I feel like comparing a bunch of Windows users because they have a mobile phone, which can be used for EVERYTHING under the sun, vs the people that are buying Steam Deck...which will be used exclusively for video gaming is missing the mark, perhaps, with all due respect. I hope this happens, good luck to the team whatever you do, I will look for options while my Steam Deck takes FOREVER to get here! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dracossaint Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 4 hours ago, OnlyHuman said: +1 for all this, mine just shipped! Would pay again for this on Steam Deck! I also just wanted to point out something that seemed off to me, I feel like comparing a bunch of Windows users because they have a mobile phone, which can be used for EVERYTHING under the sun, vs the people that are buying Steam Deck...which will be used exclusively for video gaming is missing the mark, perhaps, with all due respect. I hope this happens, good luck to the team whatever you do, I will look for options while my Steam Deck takes FOREVER to get here! Steamdecks os and Android are both forks of Linux . That's probably why ya seeing comparisons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamble007 Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 +1 to getting LaunchBox working on Linux/Steam Deck...I've tried using and EmulationStation and it just doesn't hold a candle to the awesomeness that is LB. Would definitely be willing to pay extra to help with dev costs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corradon Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 I just ordered a steam deck with the 10% off they offered during this steam spring sale And i would also like to toss in my +1 to the linux Launchbox!! Sure, there are already a multitude of similar apps, but i want my Launchbox damnit :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowfire36 Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 @Jason Carr so i was wondering would it be possible to run big box using photon ? I have seen tutorials where people are running the windows install for PSN the steam by adding some .dll to the directory. I was thinking is it possible to possibly to the same for launchbox ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Carr Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 14 hours ago, shadowfire36 said: @Jason Carr so i was wondering would it be possible to run big box using photon ? I have seen tutorials where people are running the windows install for PSN the steam by adding some .dll to the directory. I was thinking is it possible to possibly to the same for launchbox ? This thread has lots of details and back and forth on running LaunchBox and Big Box on Linux using Proton, yes: However, it's quite the convoluted mess to get going, and it seems to go back and forth on whether it will work new versions that we put out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowfire36 Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 5 hours ago, Jason Carr said: However, it's quite the convoluted mess to get going, and it seems to go back and forth on whether it will work new versions that we put out. wouldnt it make more sense to be able to copy over an already built setup from a windows machine to copy it over with the dll's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Carr Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 2 hours ago, shadowfire36 said: wouldnt it make more sense to be able to copy over an already built setup from a windows machine to copy it over with the dll's? Honestly I have no idea. We did the best we could to get it running back then, and we kept it up and running for a few versions, but we haven't tried since. You're welcome to give it a shot. Unfortunately it didn't get anywhere near enough of a response from the community to merit us investing lots of time into it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super-6-1 Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 I have kept my Aya neo just for lunchbox, i would love to see this translated over to linux myself. I get the process is a LOT of time investment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CidiousNinja Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 On 3/28/2023 at 9:43 PM, Jason Carr said: Honestly I have no idea. We did the best we could to get it running back then, and we kept it up and running for a few versions, but we haven't tried since. You're welcome to give it a shot. Unfortunately it didn't get anywhere near enough of a response from the community to merit us investing lots of time into it. Heyoo. i received my steam deck a few months ago. just this week, i finally finished adding a 2 tb m.2, replaced the fan, and replaced the joycons with the gulikit set. all i want to do now is find a way to get launchbox and big box running on linux. since it is possible and it needs attention, setup a kickstarter to see how many people help fund the man hours needed to get it fully functional. i would love to be able to run launchbox with little to no complications on linux and i am sure everyone that has a steam deck will jump on this. plus the youtubers will advertise it which will get linux launchbox even more traction. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnydement Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 Well, as a new owner of a steamdeck I would love to see launchbox there too. Steamdeck is getting a bigger emulation/retrogaming community every day. You have emudeck, recently ported to windows, to make everything very straightforward. And it goes with emulationstation and pegasus-fe. I hope you get on the train someday, I would gladly pay for my third license to use it on the steamdeck natively. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercollider Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 (edited) I set up a Windows/SteamOS dual boot on my OLED Deck and that for the most part seems to be working well for running BigBox. Would love to see a native Linux version someday though. Edited March 12 by supercollider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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