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> The vast overwhelming majority of games are now effectively cross-platform That's true (and Proton often works better than a native Linux build), but then th

by gs17 2y ago

> The vast overwhelming majority of games are now effectively cross-platform That's true (and Proton often works better than a native Linux build), but then there's the few games only run on Windows, often due to anti-cheat (see https://areweanticheatyet.com/ https://areweanticheatyet.com/). Unfortunately, a lot of developers aren't very interested in making it compatible even when it's definitely possible and not something they're opposed to, e.g. that list shows SMITE as compatible, but Paladins from the same company with the same anti-cheat as incompatible. Almost no games are Linux-only, many are Windows-only. VR can also be a big headache, although I made it worse by getting WMR. Monado is getting there though.

advael 2y ago
In my experience most of the point of VR seems to be giving the user a big headache
- gs17 2y ago
  I've used it for hours with no ill effects outside of a big red mark on my face. The tech has come a long way.
  - advael 2y ago
    They told me that the last four times I tried it, years apart each time. At this point this is feeling like the full self-driving car all over again. But honestly, as I've thought about it over the years, even if it works for most people it's probably not going to be something I'm gonna want. I'm big on gargoyle shit, believe you me, but AR > VR every time. I love my bone conduction headsets. It really sucks they keep putting cameras attached to big shitty spy corps on all the glasses form factor portable monitors because honestly I'd like some sunglasses with a transparent terminal and a nice intuitive gaze-tracking interface a lot better than the head strap that puts me in some kinda low budget unreal engine bullshit world, even if they didn't consistently, without fail give me a full-on migraine after an hour. VR is a non-starter for me, and that's probably not gonna change. I don't want to be in the matrix or the metaverse or one of what seems like an endless series of "what if your life was an MMORPG" anime that are apparently serving a gigantic market of people with whom I will likely never relate. I need convincing to use a GUI for something that doesn't absolutely need it. Good books often make mediocre movies. Movies basically always make shitty video games. I personally think video games will always make shitty immersive experiences, no matter how much Zuck and other like-minded techbros keep trying to make fetch happen
mikrotikker 2y ago
Yea I got wrecked by that update trying to play the new Doom single player... It worked great until they rolled out anti cheat. But they also said Forza Horizon 4 would never work on Linux because it's a MS title and it's tied to the real DirectX but eventually that started working too. I play another game that has EAC anti cheat and twice it stopped working after an update simply due to the URL for the new Linux client was wrong. Thankfully Devs fixed it after 1week.

by gs17 2y ago

advael 2y ago

In my experience most of the point of VR seems to be giving the user a big headache

gs17 2y ago
I've used it for hours with no ill effects outside of a big red mark on my face. The tech has come a long way.
- advael 2y ago
  They told me that the last four times I tried it, years apart each time. At this point this is feeling like the full self-driving car all over again. But honestly, as I've thought about it over the years, even if it works for most people it's probably not going to be something I'm gonna want. I'm big on gargoyle shit, believe you me, but AR > VR every time. I love my bone conduction headsets. It really sucks they keep putting cameras attached to big shitty spy corps on all the glasses form factor portable monitors because honestly I'd like some sunglasses with a transparent terminal and a nice intuitive gaze-tracking interface a lot better than the head strap that puts me in some kinda low budget unreal engine bullshit world, even if they didn't consistently, without fail give me a full-on migraine after an hour. VR is a non-starter for me, and that's probably not gonna change. I don't want to be in the matrix or the metaverse or one of what seems like an endless series of "what if your life was an MMORPG" anime that are apparently serving a gigantic market of people with whom I will likely never relate. I need convincing to use a GUI for something that doesn't absolutely need it. Good books often make mediocre movies. Movies basically always make shitty video games. I personally think video games will always make shitty immersive experiences, no matter how much Zuck and other like-minded techbros keep trying to make fetch happen

mikrotikker 2y ago

Yea I got wrecked by that update trying to play the new Doom single player... It worked great until they rolled out anti cheat. But they also said Forza Horizon 4 would never work on Linux because it's a MS title and it's tied to the real DirectX but eventually that started working too. I play another game that has EAC anti cheat and twice it stopped working after an update simply due to the URL for the new Linux client was wrong. Thankfully Devs fixed it after 1week.