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"Viable" is not the same thing as "optimal".

• catach 7y ago
  I would describe "viable" as "without unacceptable concessions or compromises". If a game you consider essential does not work, that's not acceptable.
  • pdpi 7y ago
    would you say the Xbox is not a viable gaming system because you can’t play God of War on it? It’s 100% reasonable to say that it’s not the right choice for you (and I’m not dumping my Windows box any time soon either, unfortunately), but Linux went from having a very limited catalogue of mostly indies and open source low budget projects to its current state where you have a considerable selection of big ticket games available to you.
    • catach 7y ago
      If you can only have one gaming device, and consider GoW to be essential, then yeah, Xbox wouldn't be viable for you. And I agree that Linux has made fantastic, amazing strides, but it's still a subset of Windows gaming. I would not be surprised if the vast majority of people who consider themselves to be hardcore PC gamers would see Linux as non-viable as their sole OS, even after being fully informed.
• Thaxll 7y ago
  Ok let me rephrase it, 99.9% of the AAA games from the last 3 years don't work. For the one that work - it's buggy - online doesn't work - lower FPS - need custom setup / with custom scripts