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Linux can play most games now, it's quite viable as a gaming OS.

koakuma-chan 2y ago
Many games only work on Windows because their anti-cheat is kernel-level, and even if you ignore these games, you will still run into all sorts of issues with proton or rendering APIs. I would even go as far as asking how many games from the top 100 played games on Steam actually run on Linux natively, without compatibility layers. So no, Linux is not quite viable.
- kennysoona 2y ago
  Only AAA games with that anti-cheat crap don't work on Linux, most stuff does. Whether or not it needs compatibly layers is irrelevant, many Windows games also use compatibly layers to some extent, you just don't notice it. There's no shortage of games you can install through Steam on Linux. You need windows for GTA6 or the latest CoD or whatever, but saying Linux isn't viable at all is silly.
  - koakuma-chan 2y ago
    Linux won’t be viable for me until I can play all my games seamlessly.
    - kennysoona 2y ago
      Some people prioritize freedom and privacy over being able to play the latest mindless clone game of what came before with slightly better graphics, but for those that don't, Windows and needlessly invasive AAA games are indeed a good option.
      - koakuma-chan 2y ago
        Take this: if you wanna play on Linux with decent fps, you still need proprietary Nvidia drivers.
        kennysoona 2y ago
        That's not true at all. AMD cards and drivers exist and are often competitive with Nvidia cards. Not to mention, the difference in FPS is often not as noticeable as you probably think. Poor argument.
        koakuma-chan 2y ago
        AMD might be "competitive" but it's objectively worse. Also some games don't even support AMD's equivalent of DLSS. Also AMD sucks at inference, not even close.
        kennysoona 2y ago
        > AMD might be "competitive" but it's objectively worse. Nonsense. Their drivers are better and there cards have beaten Nvidia cards depending on the generation. > Also some games don't even support AMD's equivalent of DLSS. Also AMD sucks at inference, not even close. I don't think you really know what you're talking about here, and I don't think you would notice the things you think you would in practice. In short, you're making very poor excuses. It's OK to say you're scared to make the leap and/or don't care about privacy so much as you do being able to play the latest crappy CoD installment.
        koakuma-chan 2y ago
        I couldn't get Baldur's Gate 3 to run on Linux.
        kennysoona 2y ago
        A quick search shows plenty of people running it fine since 2022. When was the last time you tried? Did you try it via Steam?
- anonym29 2y ago
  If you're installing untrustworthy, closed source, proprietary third party kernel modules into your untrutworthy, closed source, proprietary operating system, why even bother with LibreWolf? You have a unambiguous revealed preference of not caring about your privacy or your security at all, regardless of what your stated preference is.
  - koakuma-chan 2y ago
    Firefox gets your data sold, LibreWolf doesn’t. My operating system is irrelevant.
    - kennysoona 2y ago
      > Firefox gets your data sold, LibreWolf doesn’t. You assume. > My operating system is irrelevant. No, it shows your priorities are screwed. You seem to care about privacy to the point you risking Firefox selling your data based on a misinterpretation of a badly worded TOS, but have no problem letting random closed source binaries hook into the lowest level of your closed source OS which itself is known to be a privacy nightmare and not at all trustworthy.

Many games only work on Windows because their anti-cheat is kernel-level, and even if you ignore these games, you will still run into all sorts of issues with proton or rendering APIs. I would even go as far as asking how many games from the top 100 played games on Steam actually run on Linux natively, without compatibility layers. So no, Linux is not quite viable.

kennysoona 2y ago
Only AAA games with that anti-cheat crap don't work on Linux, most stuff does. Whether or not it needs compatibly layers is irrelevant, many Windows games also use compatibly layers to some extent, you just don't notice it. There's no shortage of games you can install through Steam on Linux. You need windows for GTA6 or the latest CoD or whatever, but saying Linux isn't viable at all is silly.
- koakuma-chan 2y ago
  Linux won’t be viable for me until I can play all my games seamlessly.
  - kennysoona 2y ago
    Some people prioritize freedom and privacy over being able to play the latest mindless clone game of what came before with slightly better graphics, but for those that don't, Windows and needlessly invasive AAA games are indeed a good option.
    - koakuma-chan 2y ago
      Take this: if you wanna play on Linux with decent fps, you still need proprietary Nvidia drivers.
      - kennysoona 2y ago
        That's not true at all. AMD cards and drivers exist and are often competitive with Nvidia cards. Not to mention, the difference in FPS is often not as noticeable as you probably think. Poor argument.
        koakuma-chan 2y ago
        AMD might be "competitive" but it's objectively worse. Also some games don't even support AMD's equivalent of DLSS. Also AMD sucks at inference, not even close.
        kennysoona 2y ago
        > AMD might be "competitive" but it's objectively worse. Nonsense. Their drivers are better and there cards have beaten Nvidia cards depending on the generation. > Also some games don't even support AMD's equivalent of DLSS. Also AMD sucks at inference, not even close. I don't think you really know what you're talking about here, and I don't think you would notice the things you think you would in practice. In short, you're making very poor excuses. It's OK to say you're scared to make the leap and/or don't care about privacy so much as you do being able to play the latest crappy CoD installment.
        koakuma-chan 2y ago
        I couldn't get Baldur's Gate 3 to run on Linux.
        kennysoona 2y ago
        A quick search shows plenty of people running it fine since 2022. When was the last time you tried? Did you try it via Steam?
anonym29 2y ago
If you're installing untrustworthy, closed source, proprietary third party kernel modules into your untrutworthy, closed source, proprietary operating system, why even bother with LibreWolf? You have a unambiguous revealed preference of not caring about your privacy or your security at all, regardless of what your stated preference is.
- koakuma-chan 2y ago
  Firefox gets your data sold, LibreWolf doesn’t. My operating system is irrelevant.
  - kennysoona 2y ago
    > Firefox gets your data sold, LibreWolf doesn’t. You assume. > My operating system is irrelevant. No, it shows your priorities are screwed. You seem to care about privacy to the point you risking Firefox selling your data based on a misinterpretation of a badly worded TOS, but have no problem letting random closed source binaries hook into the lowest level of your closed source OS which itself is known to be a privacy nightmare and not at all trustworthy.