Proton 11 Released: 18 New Games, EA Desktop Fixed & Wine 11 Explained
Valve just released Proton 11.0-1 — the first stable Proton 11 release, rebased on Wine 11 and bringing 18 newly playable Windows games to Linux, including Resident Evil (1996), Gothic 1 Classic, X-Plane 12, and DCS World. This is the most significant Proton update in over two years.
In this video, I break down everything that changed: the EA Desktop fix that's been breaking dozens of games for months, the Wine 11 rebase and what NTSync actually means for your frame times, the component upgrades (DXVK 2.7.1, VKD3D-Proton, FEX-2605 for ARM), and what Proton 11 still doesn't solve — including why DXVK 3.0 was deliberately held back.
⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 — Cold Open: What's New at a Glance
01:06 — What Proton Actually Is (And Why Version Numbers Matter)
03:11 — The EA Desktop Fix: Why Games Broke and How It's Resolved
05:30 — Newly Playable Games: The Full List with Context
07:45 — Under the Hood: Wine 11, DXVK, VKD3D-Proton, FEX
09:40 — The Launcher Problem: Rockstar, REDLauncher, and the Pattern
11:29 — Controllers, VR, and the Stuff That Just Works Better
13:35 — What Proton 11 Doesn't Fix (Anti-Cheat, DXVK 3.0)
15:44 — How to Switch to Proton 11 Right Now
17:45 — The Bigger Picture: Linux Gaming in 2026
🔗 LINKS
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Proton 11.0-1 release notes: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Prot...
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ProtonDB (check game compatibility ): https://www.protondb.com
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ProtonUp-Qt (install Proton-GE ): https://github.com/DavidoTek/ProtonUp-Qt
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GamingOnLinux Proton guide: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/guides/...
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