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I mean, it's no secret that the SteamDeck is a huge reason why. Praise Gaben, may we game on every platform equally.
I've seriously been writing down the pros and cons thinking about switching over to Linux on my main desktop at home. It covers all the games I play now. I was very surprised.
Without the games to hold me back, I don't see why I wouldn't.
Follow Up: I'm on Linux mint! And my two favorite Windows games work just fine with zero configuration with Steam.
My only extreme concern, is, I run a Nvidia system. And even if my current list works, I'd be concerned about future games.
I know some Linux users trash talk Nvidia on Linux like it just a piece of shit. But it's simply okay. Don't get me wrong it's not great. But it works.
But if you have a simple setup it will probably work. My SO PC has a rtx 2060 and one monitor and it works fine.
You can of course always dual boot. I still have windows for VR gaming and just in case. I do recommend a stable os with Nvidia (especially if you just starting out with Linux). Something like pop os. Don't go with arch just for the meme.
With dual booting you can try Linux and test if it's okay for you. If not just give the disk space back to windows. If not great keep using Linux.
I have used nVidia on OpenSUSE since 2017, it has been 100% fine, no issues. it may help that nVidia maintains their own OpenSUSE repo for leap and tumbleweed etc