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    There's still room for improvement, but Linux gaming has come a long way in a short time. (lemmy.world)
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    I remember when Proton launched it was like magic playing games like Doom and Nier Automata straight from the Linux Steam client with excellent performance. I do not miss the days of having the Windows version of Steam installed separately.

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    [–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    but [Linux] still has some way to go before you could use it as a gaming OS

    maybe a nitpick, but I think it's more accurate to say it has some way to go before everyone could use it as a gaming OS. many many people can use it as is right now. All the games I play work great on Linux so far, I removed windows from my gaming PC months ago.

    if you're already into Linux and you don't care about competitive games with anti cheat, then Linux is ready to be your gaming OS right now imo

    [–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Yup. I've played everything I've wanted to play on Linux with only one minor stumble getting ea launcher to work, and it was literally just selecting a different version of proton than I had as default.

    It amazes me how many people come to the Linux communities on lemmy just to tell people that Linux isn't good enough and we have to still use windows...

    [–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

    It amazes me how many people come to the Linux communities on lemmy just to tell people that Linux isn’t good enough and we have to still use windows…

    People, or "People"?

    Between the Steam client and the Bottles app (for games not on Steam) I play every game I ever wanted to on Linux. I don't even have a dual boot setup anymore.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    I've overall had a decent experience playing games on my Steam Deck. A lot of incompatible games but the ones that not only do work but are verified have shocked me greatly.

    Valve have single handedly evolved Linux gaming by leaps and bounds.