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[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Don't I know it, as a decade+ Linux user. Technically best thing doesn't always win the popularity contest. For a general use operating system lack of software (and game) support is a similar issue as lack of support for image format and it's really harming Linux too.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Steamdeck has really pushed devs to make their games linux compatible. Native would be nice. But this is great. I haven't booted into windows for games for most of the year.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Valve has been a real blessing for Linux. I haven't had a dual boot system in many years but some games just doesn't work or needs fiddling. And while I'm fine with that, I know most aren't. And that's fine too. Maybe someday.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Native would be nice, but devs not having the need to maintain an extra version is why there's been so much progress in the first place.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Gaming on Linux is easy now, as long as it's a Steam game.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

It's piss easy, as long as it it is one of those games and not one of those