I installed Bazzite last month, installed my games on Steam and I just played all my games. Cyberpunk, RDR2, Cities Skylines, Divinity Original Sin 2, no additional setup involved, no turning off the wi-fi just to create a local account. I was ready to reinstall Windows if it got too difficult. I got rid of Mint too. I thought I’d need it as people say it’s easier.
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Fedditor385@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
If it was simple and easy to install and play games on Linux as is on Windows, I would have switched over a decade ago.
ano_ba_to@sopuli.xyz 20 hours ago
herseycokguzelolacak@lemmy.ml 17 hours ago
It has been very easy with Steam and GoG for a few yeara now. DXVK kicks ass.
wampus@lemmy.ca 20 hours ago
Yup. Lack of game support is a big roadblock – having just one or two friends on linux makes finding games your group can play together a real headache.
Another weird-ish hiccup, is the lack of good/cheap/trustworthy tax software. Installing windows once a year to do taxes is bonkers. Some solve it by having a VM that runs windows that they only use for taxes, but that isn’t really a fix. You’d still be a microbitch.
jnod4@lemmy.ca 21 hours ago
I have Linux on my “gaming” pc and I just stopped gaming, I have like four hours of uninterrupted leisure a month and they’re spent in terminals trying to troubleshoot games
drspawndisaster@sh.itjust.works 18 hours ago
You’re not doing it right, friend.
DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 20 hours ago
The biggest weakness is multiplayer games with aggressive anti-cheat. So those are the types of games you play, continue to stay away from Linux.
But for most games on Linux, it is just install and play now through a platform like Steam. I haven’t run into a game that I want to play that doesn’t basically “just work”.
ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 19 hours ago
Pretty much this. If you have bought games from GOG or Epic, you can use Heroic Launcher to install and play them.
There has been some talking that Microsoft might remove third-party applications, like anti-cheats, away from the kernel. If that happens some day, it would probably help Linux gamers with some of those multiplayer games. But, there are already many multiplayer games that work just fine on Linux.