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As someone who only runs a win10 instance for gaming, while using Linux for all other aspects of my computing, I am honestly now thinking about giving PC gaming

As someone who only runs a win10 instance for gaming, while using Linux for all other aspects of my computing, I am honestly now thinking about giving PC gaming up just so I can stop having to deal with M$ and their practices. And before it is mentioned; I do realize I can play on Linux, but frankly I dont feel like sysadmining every time I want some escapism.

fartcannon 6y ago
Steam handles all that now. You literally dont have to do anything special for an ever increasing number of new games. The method of installation is the same as on windows: Click install and wait.
- MrDresden 6y ago
  It has admittedly been some time since I last gave it a go. In my memory I had wasted hours tweaking graphical drivers and game configs to get a game working, before finally giving up.
  - fartcannon 6y ago
    yes, neither of those things have been issues in ages.
    - MrDresden 6y ago
      So I just had some free time today to look into the state of Steam gaming on Linux. And my mind is blown! Between Proton and Vulcan it couldn't be easier and more stable. I might just toss my Windows partition overboard in due time.
deadbunny 6y ago
As has already been said this isn't an issue these days. Pretty much the only games which don't work these days are games that require anti cheat software (though some progress is being made on this) or games with really bad DRM which are few and far between the days. This week alone I've managed to play Titanfall 2, Doom Eternal, Elite Dangerous (with full HOTAS and VR support), and Some sniper game I picked up for a couple of quid. All Windows titles with no Linux support. I only needed to "fix" one (TF2) to get working but that was a weird tiling window manager and Origin bug which was fixed with 2 minutes of Gooling and a single line of config for my WM. Valve have knocked it out if the park with Proton (as well as the community of course) and 99% of things "just work". If you're unsure if your favourite games will work check protondb.com and have a search.
- Wowfunhappy 6y ago
  My issue is this: I still have weird issues in some games on Windows. For instance, I really enjoyed episode 1 of Life Is Strange 2, but when the second episode came out, I just could not get the game to start—I would launch it, and then nothing would happen. After about half an hour of this, I gave up; I didn't want to play the game that badly. Yes, this type of thing is not the general case, but it happens, and the last thing I want to do is introduce yet another layer of tech weirdness that could potentially cause problems.
  - deadbunny 6y ago
    Going by ptotondb Life is Strange 2 has a native Linux build. Who knows, maybe it's a Windows bug and it'll work on Linux? :) If you have the time/hardware (a spare HDD/SSD) I would heartily recommend giving Pop OS a go, it's geared towards running games out if the box (without being at all GAMER!!!1) and is very pleasant to use IMO.

fartcannon 6y ago

Steam handles all that now. You literally dont have to do anything special for an ever increasing number of new games. The method of installation is the same as on windows: Click install and wait.

MrDresden 6y ago
It has admittedly been some time since I last gave it a go. In my memory I had wasted hours tweaking graphical drivers and game configs to get a game working, before finally giving up.
- fartcannon 6y ago
  yes, neither of those things have been issues in ages.
  - MrDresden 6y ago
    So I just had some free time today to look into the state of Steam gaming on Linux. And my mind is blown! Between Proton and Vulcan it couldn't be easier and more stable. I might just toss my Windows partition overboard in due time.

deadbunny 6y ago

As has already been said this isn't an issue these days. Pretty much the only games which don't work these days are games that require anti cheat software (though some progress is being made on this) or games with really bad DRM which are few and far between the days. This week alone I've managed to play Titanfall 2, Doom Eternal, Elite Dangerous (with full HOTAS and VR support), and Some sniper game I picked up for a couple of quid. All Windows titles with no Linux support. I only needed to "fix" one (TF2) to get working but that was a weird tiling window manager and Origin bug which was fixed with 2 minutes of Gooling and a single line of config for my WM. Valve have knocked it out if the park with Proton (as well as the community of course) and 99% of things "just work". If you're unsure if your favourite games will work check protondb.com and have a search.

Wowfunhappy 6y ago
My issue is this: I still have weird issues in some games on Windows. For instance, I really enjoyed episode 1 of Life Is Strange 2, but when the second episode came out, I just could not get the game to start—I would launch it, and then nothing would happen. After about half an hour of this, I gave up; I didn't want to play the game that badly. Yes, this type of thing is not the general case, but it happens, and the last thing I want to do is introduce yet another layer of tech weirdness that could potentially cause problems.
- deadbunny 6y ago
  Going by ptotondb Life is Strange 2 has a native Linux build. Who knows, maybe it's a Windows bug and it'll work on Linux? :) If you have the time/hardware (a spare HDD/SSD) I would heartily recommend giving Pop OS a go, it's geared towards running games out if the box (without being at all GAMER!!!1) and is very pleasant to use IMO.