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why do this when the Linux upgrade feels so much simpler, and won't get nuked on the next patch or misclick?

downrightmike 3y ago
Because it won't be reset or ignored
exe34 3y ago
I remember the days of issues with sound cards using oss, and how after years of frustration, alsa worked perfectly fine and the very next release of Ubuntu, they moved to pulseaudio which made it all shit again. That was the last time I installed Ubuntu, I went through Debian, then os X and now nixos.
criddell 3y ago
Because the software we want to run either runs best under Windows or only runs under Windows.
deelowe 3y ago
Linux gaming just isn't there and I use my PC mostly for gaming, so that's a difficult decision.
- gs17 3y ago
  It's so frustratingly close to being there, too. A few games with anti-cheat are non-functional, but Proton works great for the majority of non-native titles. Even my WMR headset is close to working (technically the headset is working, as long as you don't need controllers).
- pjerem 3y ago
  Wait what ? Not a single of my 239 steam games have any issue running on Linux. And I don’t even count my GOG & EGS games with Heroic Launcher. I’m certain there may exist SOME titles which don’t work well but they are so exceptional that I never encountered them. It’s hard saying "Linux gaming just isn’t there" while you can play more games on Linux than on any released console to this day (and I’m not even including emulation).
  - deelowe 3y ago
    I have a steamdeck, so I'm very familiar with the Linux gaming experience. It's pretty damn good, honestly, but there are still a few I can't play b/c linux isn't supported.
- cynicalsecurity 3y ago
  Steam on Linux.
BitwiseFool 3y ago
I've used Linux before. I like Linux. But, Windows is my native language, so to speak. I've been using Windows since childhood and quite frankly I'd like to stick with it. I know there are variations of Linux that get really close to emulating the Windows experience but it's just not the same. It's going to take a lot of straw to finally break the camel's back.
add-sub-mul-div 3y ago
Changing your OS is easier than switching a toggle? What the fuck are we doing here?

Because it won't be reset or ignored

I remember the days of issues with sound cards using oss, and how after years of frustration, alsa worked perfectly fine and the very next release of Ubuntu, they moved to pulseaudio which made it all shit again. That was the last time I installed Ubuntu, I went through Debian, then os X and now nixos.

criddell 3y ago

Because the software we want to run either runs best under Windows or only runs under Windows.

deelowe 3y ago

Linux gaming just isn't there and I use my PC mostly for gaming, so that's a difficult decision.

gs17 3y ago
It's so frustratingly close to being there, too. A few games with anti-cheat are non-functional, but Proton works great for the majority of non-native titles. Even my WMR headset is close to working (technically the headset is working, as long as you don't need controllers).
pjerem 3y ago
Wait what ? Not a single of my 239 steam games have any issue running on Linux. And I don’t even count my GOG & EGS games with Heroic Launcher. I’m certain there may exist SOME titles which don’t work well but they are so exceptional that I never encountered them. It’s hard saying "Linux gaming just isn’t there" while you can play more games on Linux than on any released console to this day (and I’m not even including emulation).
- deelowe 3y ago
  I have a steamdeck, so I'm very familiar with the Linux gaming experience. It's pretty damn good, honestly, but there are still a few I can't play b/c linux isn't supported.
cynicalsecurity 3y ago
Steam on Linux.

BitwiseFool 3y ago

I've used Linux before. I like Linux. But, Windows is my native language, so to speak. I've been using Windows since childhood and quite frankly I'd like to stick with it. I know there are variations of Linux that get really close to emulating the Windows experience but it's just not the same. It's going to take a lot of straw to finally break the camel's back.

add-sub-mul-div 3y ago

Changing your OS is easier than switching a toggle? What the fuck are we doing here?