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The only reason I’m buying a PC with windows is to game these days. I don’t care how many games run on linux or mac, I want the platform the game was developed
by baby 6y ago
The only reason I’m buying a PC with windows is to game these days. I don’t care how many games run on linux or mac, I want the platform the game was developed on to get the best experience. And it’s not just about the best, without that it’s really hit or miss. It’s like playing doom on the nintendo switch.
- smoldesu 6y agoI don't blame you, but the "I want the platform the game was developed on" is a pretty terrible line of logic. Persona 5 was developed for the PS3, but the PS3 is the worst way to play it. Same goes for a number of Sony games that have since been ported to Windows and a massive stockpile of Xbox games that are being upgraded and enhanced for more capable hardware. In many ways, Proton is running the platform the game was developed on: you're still installing DirectX and .NET, but on a different operating system with different system calls. I won't hate on a Windows user who's exclusively there for gaming, but you may soon find that your hostility is misplaced.
- baby 6y agoI have no hostility, that’s why I own multiple gaming platforms, but linux and mac are not gaming platforms.
- smoldesu 6y agoYou can say that, but the Switch is really just a Linux box with some extra stuff tacked on. If you load custom firmware, you can actually run Python and even GCC on the native OS. Same goes for every Playstation after the PS2, which all run skinned version of BSD. The only reason Linux "isn't a gaming platform" is because people don't prioritize game development for it. The whole point of this article is that people are taking that task into their own hands, and it's working.
- anoncake 6y agoNo, it isn't. The Switch has a different input scheme. All keyboard-and-mouse platforms are interchangeable, experience-wise.