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Vidia gaems
And I'm scared of learning a new operating system.
I'd say a large majority of games run on Linux either natively (quite a lot of games have been ported because of the Steam Deck, which runs Linux!) or under Proton just fine, at least in my experience. The only troubles you will have are games with DRM (things like Denuvo) or anti-cheats (things like BattlEye or Easy Anti-Cheat, which both have Linux support, but the developers have to opt-in to it and not many do). There's actually a website called ProtonDB that has an extensive catalogue of games and the status of their Linux support, maybe all the games you play already run!
these days, if a game doesn't run on linux, I don't bother buying it lol
There’s definitely a case to try gaming on Linux if you already have a reason to use it but when high end gaming is your top priority it’s come a long way but it’s still worse than windows. HDR and directstorage support are just now becoming a thing for example. And then there’s all the drivers for various peripherals that may or may not have an inferior third party solution. It’s very cool that it’s come as far as it has, and a lot of that is thanks to valve but unless you already want to use linux it’s still second best.
Hopefully HDR & color management are coming sooner than later thanks to the new Steam Deck OLED release, they've been working on it for a while and it seems to be coming along nicely from what I've seen so far.
Yeah watching the progress valve has made has been unreal both directly and through creating linux market share which makes other developers give a shit.
I too am a videa gaem enjoyer and I have been running Linux as my main driver for more than a year with a dual boot setup specifically for games. The only times I have to boot into Windows are:
For anything else, I just install the game on Steam, press play and let Proton do its thing. Sometimes I have to go to ProtonDB, check the comments for that particular game and copy-paste some launch settings, but that's about it. As someone who kept delaying making Linux my daily driver due to games, I have been really pleasantly surprised by the current state of Proton.
I do not mean to evangelize. While modern distros make the OS much more approachable than in the past, once in a while, things will break and need tinkering and this is something everyone who is interested in running a Linux machine should be aware of. Personally, I mind spending the occasional hour debugging myself out of some issue much less than I abhor Windows' intrusive features and lack of control over the OS. I have delayed switching for quite a while solely due to worrying about running my games, and I am sharing my experience for those who find themselves in the same boat.
Please keep evangelising! Microsoft and Apple suck so I do need to get off my lazy ass and consider Linux sometime. I wonder how it handles pirated PC games?
Hell, maybe I will look into Linux for my next laptop after all.
Of course avian comrade, death to Microsoft and Apple. I always advocate for Linux but I want people to be aware of what they are getting into and that a certain level of it just works will have to be sacrificed. Sadly, I don't have any personal experience with pirated games so I cannot help you on that one.
Counterpoint: Linux's mascot is a cute penguin
We also have Xenia the awesome fox!
Oh neat that's even better