Nvidia seemingly wants to make Linux better for gamers — and one way or another, that must worry Microsoft

• A couple of new job adverts from Nvidia have been spotted
• They are for software engineers to work on Nvidia GPU drivers in Linux
• It's a hint that Nvidia is getting more serious about making Linux a better alternative for PC gamers — though there's speculation it could be about something else, too

There are some exciting hints that Nvidia is working on making its graphics drivers better for Linux, as well as beefing up support for Proton, the translation layer that facilities playing Windows games on Linux (and handhelds like the Steam Deck).

VideoCardz highlighted a couple of job adverts that were flagged up by a hawk-eyed Redditor.

The first position is for a senior software engineer to work on optimizing Vulkan driver performance for Nvidia, and working on Proton games is mentioned specifically in this ad.