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I think a better option than live boot is VM. Live boot doesn't always save settings, and you may not get a full-install experience, since certain things are set up after install.
For gaming try:
This is the most accurate answer. I have found Nobara to be everything I could ask for gaming.
I might add that, if he also wants a normal desktop experience, separate from gaming, he should consider trying Zorin or Mint.
Iirc, Zorin comes with nvidia/amd drivers already installed and the experience is close enough to Windows that he might stay on Linux.
This is just for him to get a basic feel for the various distros, before choosing one to permanently install; setting up a VM properly is probably going to be too technical
And that's exactly my point. You aren't going to get a basic feel by booting a live USB. Better for him to try out the update mechanisms, install a few programs, and maybe test some theming from within a VM.
Plus, some of the ones I listed don't have live environments but would be great choices for gaming distros and better than some of the ones that do have live environments. You'd be limiting your options by having this unnecessary requirement.
New users shouldn't be recommended to use Arch flavors.
Not all new users should be treated the same. There are technical new users and those who don't care the technical details or updates. Arch based distributions are good for new users too, especially if we are talking about gaming. WE shouldn't treat every new users like it they are the dumbest people on earth (generally speaking). Instead these blind recommendations, we should talk with the new users what type of user they are, what they want and what they are willing to do. We should utilize the strength of Linux instead just recommending the same distribution all again.
/rant over
I agree, and also, the Arch distros I recommended have varying levels of preset configurations. Garuda is about as opinionated and complete as any green user could want, whereas Endeavor and Cachy are blank slates but not as bare as starting from scratch.
Arch also has the biggest community and the hands-down-best wiki out there, so when something happens, there's a lot of people who can help.