Comment on Nearly 90% of Windows Games now run on Linux, latest data shows

tux0r@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• 0ops@piefed.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’ve heard that there’s some older windows games that don’t run in newer versions of Windows but do run in proton

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• JesusChristLover420@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Space Cadet Pinball was removed from Windows, but it comes stock with Bazzite.

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  • tux0r@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Just play it anywhere.

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• Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  True, but getting us privacy-concious folks to use any version of windows, even the most palatable (Enterprise IOT LTSC, which is impossible for an individual to acquire through official channels) is a hard sell. I’m still only using Win10 IOT LTSC for VR game support, but I’m just biding my time. Already switched all of my other devices off windows.

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  • tux0r@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Why would privacy-conscious folks run a system that’s largely being developed by Microsoft, Red Hat and the NSA instead of a BSD?

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    • Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      VR game support

      It’s literally the entire purpose of that particular device.

      Also personalized threat model, yadda yadda, use Tails for any information access or discussion that’s high risk, utilize a normal Linux distro that can be audited so you know nothing sneaks up on your machine, etc etc.

      I looked through your comment history. Instigators and trolls don’t deserve friendly answers. So here’s my actual answer:

      I use the software most relevant for my use cases and my personal security model. Because of that, Windows is bottom on the priority list for installs. You got a problem with that? Go fuck yourself.

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• SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  If only Windows wasn’t so ass :(

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• tux0r@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Linux users hate reality, so they downvote comments. Made my day.

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  • anyhow2503@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Bait 😔

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  • BCsven@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I think its more that you stated the obvious. Like saying 100% of Linux Appimages run on Linux. The reason to move from Windows, or one of them, is MS using telemetry and screen capture and other bloat that ruins the gamiglng experience due to processing power needed, you move that to a Linux machine and there’s no background garbage running.

    For example my machine had dual boot, at idle windows was using 6% of processing power to do nothing. On Linux it was 0 to .5% to idle.

    With windows updates I have to delete Ai.exe and Ai.DLL from the office folders or randomly ai starts hogging resources even if I have no office apps in use. Just a terrible user experience.

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    • Cethin@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      They stated the obvious, which didn’t add to the conversation, and also was wrong. There are a number of older games that just do not work on modern Windows. Frequently they work through WINE/Proton just fine though.

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      • FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        WINE works on Windows.

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    • FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      at idle windows was using 6% of processing power to do nothing.

      You think it’s doing nothing, but you’re wrong. Windows just does more stuff than Linux. For all you know it’s rebuilding indexes to make the whole PC run better.

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      • BCsven@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Its running uneccessary stuff for my user, like telemetry, and other preinstalled MS nonsense ai.exe, etc.

        And it definetly wasn’t building indexes. LOL. I have excel installed, if I type excel in the search with app filter it can’t find it.

        Also I shared a drive between windows and Linux before. Linux GNOME indexing finds stuff instantly, Windows indexed search still takes forever looking for data.

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  • RiverRabbits@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    you can downvote on lemmy?

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    • Gold_E_Lox@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      some instances (like yours blahaj) block the use of downvotes

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      • tux0r@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Which is a good thing in my opinion. Constructive debates work better without wordless reactions.

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• flying_gel@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Not necessarily, steam includes a windows compatibility layer making many windows games playable on Linux and that’s how most steam deck games run. On stream deck specifically the battery life and performance is often better under this translation layer than installing windows and running them natively.

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  • dev_null@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The comment you replied to did not dispute that. They said Windows games run on Windows, not that they don’t run on Linux.

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    • flying_gel@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Fait point :)

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• bless@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Even the 16 bit ones? ;)

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  • tux0r@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yes.

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    • bless@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Hmm, while interesting, that doesn’t seem like it comes with windows itself :P

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      • tux0r@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I’m sure there are Windows distributions which have some DOS emulator preinstalled. ;-)

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