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Until games fully support Linux or the other way around, I won't be using Linux.
Also can't really say that I care about Copilot that much. I don't use it and it doesn't bother me.
Edit: lol the people triggered by this will never not be entertaining.
It's always the same "Games work fine on Linux... But..". And it's that "but" that's usually a massive problem or nuisance to work with.
No thanks. I'll stick to Windows for gaming just fine.
So I'm still using Windows on my desktop, but from my experience with Proton on Steam Deck, Proton works pretty flawlessly essentially translating the windows exe. I'm assuming it's the same for a Linux desktop setup but I'll let others who actually have experience here comment further. The only thing that you may have issues with are competitive online games, but those aren't really my jam but understandable if they are for you.
That's the thing. I play a lot of online games, not specifically competitive games, but they frequently do use stuff like EAC. And the amount of times I've seen EAC issues paired with Linux posts pop up on various social platforms is ridiculous. It seems like a recurring thing that requires constant maintenance. Not to mention I use Windows for more than just games. Stuff like Adobe doesn't even work on Linux and probably won't be anytime soon either (and no I am not going to use alternative programs).
The effort and time it takes to get stuff working on Linux usually isn't worth it, and then there's hoping that everything stays working whenever something gets updated.
It's quite ridiculous how a lot of people on this platform take it as a personal insult though. The article title is complete clickbait anyway.
No one is taking anything here as a personal insult outside of your own mind. More likely than not they simply think your effort doesn't count for much as gaming on Linux is stellar out of the box.
Yeah, if you're largely playing online games w/ anti-cheat, you're going to have a rough time on Linux. But if you're largely playing single-player games w/o anti-cheat, you'll probably never need to tinker.
YMMV absolutely applies here. I personally play almost no online games (I just don't have the time), so pretty much everything I play just works OOTB. I've finished well over a hundred games on Linux, and very few needed any form of tinkering, and I haven't needed to adjust a launch parameter for the last couple years (last time I did was for a really old game, newer games generally just work).
It seems like a recurring thing that requires constant maintenance
Well, it's not, simple as. EAC has a checkbox in its implementation dev-side to enable Linux support, if it doesn't work it's 110% on the devs to fix it. There are some workarounds for some games, but it's honestly a binary yes or no most of the time, and it completely falls on the devs not doing something simple.
Stuff like Adobe doesn't even work on Linux
Natively? No. Install WINE like a normal person and it absolutely does
The effort and time it takes to get stuff working on Linux usually isn't worth it
Totally false ime, the example that comes straight to mind is that Bethesda games took an extra hour or so to mod on Linux (an issue that won't be repeated now that I know), but the games work and run significantly less shitty and I was able to enjoy them even more. Or installing KDE plasma the other day to try it out, 5 minutes of troubleshooting for a much better desktop experience. It seems like you're thinking about Linux from 5 or more years ago with this one tbh
and then there's hoping that everything stays working whenever something gets updated.
Not really, but even if you are worried about that then just don't update the thing you're afraid will break? Unlike windows you actually get that option
It's quite ridiculous how a lot of people on this platform take it as a personal insult though
People pointing out factually incorrect statements isn't them being personally insulted, it's usually annoyance that someone is just confidently blasting crap out of their mouths
Check your favorite games on this website that tells how well it runs on Steams on Linux, you may have surprises. https://www.protondb.com/
Honestly, you probably don't even need to check them. If they're Steam Deck Verified, they'll probably just work. If they're Steam Deck Playable, they'll probably just work (most common issues are controls or small text, neither is an issue on desktop/laptop).
You honestly only need to check protondb if you have an issue, or maybe if you're buying a game that's "Unsupported" or something. 9/10 times, just clicking Play will work fine if it's a single player game.
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I agree with you on that last bit. Pretty fucking annoying to see people act like Linux is perfectly fine for games which give new people some hope only to be frustrated and quit when they realize it’s not as fine as people make it out to be
They don’t realize that its hurting the chances of people actually adopting linux when they say misleading shit
For now linux is worth dual booting. Use linux for everything else and windows for gaming
All you have to do is check this website to check support quality for your games https://www.protondb.com/, and then decide if you want to quit. I think you don't realize how low effort it is now, not more effort that escaping from Microsoft's waves of enshitification.
Its more low effort (relatively low effort) for people who are already accustomed to linux and the puzzle that is to properly set up for gaming.
The issue im referring to is how people downplay linux need for manual set up.
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