Comment on Microsoft has a big Windows 10 problem, and only one year to solve it

• a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  i do not agree with that sentiment. i’m an avid gamer, and in the last few weeks since switching to nobara i only found 1 obscure game that didn’t work, and 2 that needed an entry in the preferences of the game in steam. using heroic launcher for all amazon/epic/gog games and lutris for my piracy tryouts (would work in heroic too, but it’s cleaner that way)

  but i must admit that the experience is smoother in windows; i miss my playnite launcher which integrated everything from steam to other stores, pirated games and all emulation needs.

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  • Resol@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I guess dual-booting is still a necessity for some of us, unless you have a single hard drive and your Windows installation decides to randomly break.

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  • Starbuncle@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Maybe I’m just really unlucky when it comes to liking games that don’t work on Linux.

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    • a_wild_mimic_appears@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      that might be. i am a pure single-player (with a bit of local coop mixed in) player, and i prefer roguelites, VNs with actual gaming elements and FPS / “Immersive Sim”-Style games, and currently the Vampire Survivor category with Yet another Zombie Survival and Halls of Torment. I try out a lot of games (If theres a Fitgirl or DODI release of it and even somewhere in my ballpark i’ll test it).

      Most issues i have stem from modding games without Workshop support, using external Mod Managers like Vortex sucks on Linux.

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      • Starbuncle@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        My experience has been that singleplayer and indie games work best, so that’s not surprising!

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• ftbd@feddit.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I have also encountered games that needed tweaking (like changing settings in an .ini file that weren’t visible in the game’s menu) to run in an acceptable way on windows. Does this mean that Windows is ‘not quite there yet’, or is the game to blame?

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  • Starbuncle@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Sure, but it’s not impossible to play any Blizzard games because the launcher login page is broken like it is on Linux.

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