Comment on Nearly 90% of Windows Games now run on Linux, latest data shows — as Windows 10 dies, gaming on Linux is more viable than ever

• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Hit and miss since those tend to not have actual standards and generally do their own thing. If it’s popular, there’s a decent chance someone has reverse engineered it and there’s at least partial support (mostly applies to simpler things like steering wheels), but there will be concessions to make until device manufacturers officially support Linux.

  If you’re willing to replace equipment, there’s something that works for most of those categories, if not all.

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• domi@lemmy.secnd.me ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Direct drive steering wheels

  Which one? Support varies wildly depending on manufacturer.

  gamepad

  I have never seen a gamepad that doesn’t work on Linux. You may not be able to update their firmware if they only provide a Windows tool but they work perfectly fine.

  VR

  Valve Index and HTC Vive work out of the box. SteamVR is pretty rough in Linux and plagued by issues but it works.

  For any other headset you will have to depend on community support. Some work, some don’t.

  There’s lots of info on vronlinux.org

  status LED or info displays

  Which ones? They usually use completely proprietary protocols.

  Sound Blaster G6

  It will work like any other bog-standard sound card has for years. You will lose any features that are custom to the sound card (dialogue mode, virtual surround, equalizer, …) but those are rarely necessary because there is lots of other software that achieves this for every sound card.

  I recommend you boot Linux from USB and take a look. No need to install anything, just boot from USB and take a look if your hardware works.

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• ampy@discuss.online ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I can’t say for certain if steering wheels or LEDs work, but I know gamepads work better than on Windows, especially Sony ones. DuelSense works perfect. It only works if plugged in but as far as I’m aware that’s how it works on Windows.

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• nightlily@leminal.space ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Status LEDs/displays likely won’t work unless the manufacturer makes a Linux driver, publishes driver documentation, or it’s a super popular device. Reverse engineering USB is possible but very much a passion project. Most gamer hardware hasn’t had to care about Linux users till the last few years. Input devices at least are usually normal HID devices which are standardised.

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