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Gaming on Linux is great! (poptalk.scrubbles.tech)
submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I know, lame post, but I wanted to say that Linux gaming has gotten soooo much better, to the point that I honestly think my games are running better than on Windows. I've played so many games, but notable ones are Halo: MCC, MS Flight Sim 2020, Satisfactory, Mass Effect Legendary Edition, and right now I'm starting a full playthrough of Dragon Age.

Dragon Age is notorious even on Windows for being a pain because it's such an old game. You have to install the 4gb patch, and even then it's a bit rocky. Not on Linux though! I did have to install PhysX but I googled it and saw it was 2 buttons to install on Linux! Now it's been rock solid and stable, with no crashes.

Linux gaming may have a high bar to learn, but that bar is constantly getting lower! Exciting times!

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

It's gotten to the point that I buy games without looking them up first.

Same here. That was how I knew things had changed.

Let's also not forget that while Elden Ring was waiting for a patch on release day to avoid stuttering on Windows, it never stuttered on Linux due to shader precaching in Proton. I try and tell that story to people on the fence about switching. A lot of people have this idea that Linux is "catching up" -- in some sense, it is the opposite, in that I can sometimes get better performance on Linux vs Windows even with Windows binaries.