ValveSoftware / ValveSoftware/Proton
[Feature request] Don't silently fail on outdated drivers
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Description
Now that proton experimental have raised the driver requirements for both dxvk and vkd3d-proton games i think it would be better UX if steam explicitly gave a warning about unsupported drivers instead of just failing to launch outright and the user having to look in a text log. A pop-up could suffice.
The current way of just failing and just writing to a proton log, if it is even enabled, is not very user friendly.
Didn't find another issue for this but if there is one feel free to close this ofc 🙂
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No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by finding how outdated driver failures for DXVK and vkd3d-proton games are currently reported in Proton logs. Done means users receive an explicit warning, such as a pop-up, instead of only a failed launch.
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- cpp
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- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
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