The recent news that SteamOS may soon be shipped with third-party devices could be particularly important for Linux gaming on desktops.

Even gamers nexus' Steve today said that they're about to start doing Linux games performance testing soon. It's happening, y'all, the year of the Linux desktop is upon us. ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ

  • Technus@lemmy.zip
    ·
    14 hours ago

    A Linux distro with a great OOTB experience for gamers would go a long way.

    • Steam pre-installed
    • trustworthy Flatpak packages for popular gamer apps like Discord (not uploaded by some nameless rando)
      • TeamSpeak for curmudgeons like me and my friends
    • desktop environment tailored to Windows users
    • auto-install and configure graphics drivers for AMD and Nvidia
    • configurable automatic updates and system backup
    • choice between Chromium, Firefox, etc. for default browser during setup
    • included in Steam Deck compatibility testing