I've been feeling inspired by the posts here and on /c/libre and have been switching over to a lot of FLOSS alternatives to software I use. One thing holding me back from switching to Linux is that my PC is how I play games and, as I understand it, most games aren't compatible with Linux so you either can't play them or they need software like Wine. How much of a problem is this really, since I've also heard that Linux gaming has been getting easier over the years.

  • SolidaritySplodarity [they/them]
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    4 years ago

    Steam Proton is pretty amazing. My experience is that a game is on Steam it will probably play.

    I still keep a Windows partition for when I have to collaborate with some MS ecosystem dorks or if I want extra good performance on a non-Steam game.

    I've been thinking if trying out Xen with GPU passthrough though, where I'd run windows on top of Linux.

    • PermaculturalMarxist [they/them]
      hexagon
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      4 years ago

      Nice, I'll see what games in my library run on Steam Proton, although dual boot partition does seem like the move.

      • SolidaritySplodarity [they/them]
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        4 years ago

        I have it in the mode that ignores whether it's been officially verified to work, and so far everything has! It's pretty neat.