An Intel engineer today opened pull requests to add Intel XeSS support to Valve's Proton for Steam Play. The proposed changes also include modifications to VKD3D-Proton and DXVK, which are key components of Proton. This development will enable Intel Arc GPU users to leverage XeSS, Intel's AI-powered supersampling technology, when playing Windows games on Linux through Steam Play. XeSS provides improved performance and visual quality by rendering games at a lower resolution and then upscaling them. This integration is significant for enhancing the gaming experience for users with Intel graphics hardware on the Linux platform.