Windows would always give you a homeopathic dose of value to being kept from switching out.
I have friends that no longer use Facebook to chat, but still doomscroll their timeline anyway, because once per twenty ads there is one post that barely interest them. They won’t switch, they won’t even try other media, they just keep telling themselfs about those two times per year they got something useful out of it.
bleepbloopbleep@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Why not now?
DarthBueller@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Not the commenter but the answer is easy - right now, it’s not costing me anything to run Windows on my PC, and installing Linux takes research, time, and attention that I don’t feel like investing in my home PC at the moment. Probably the next PC I build (whenever my 10 year old Dell i7 is too damn slow, only now starting to get laggy) will run Linux. Previously I only installed linux on laptops I retired from active use, just for shits and giggles. Never once had a linux powerhouse, but now that linux gaming is a reality, I’m very interested in getting away from the advertising platform that Windows has become.
bleepbloopbleep@lemmy.world 1 year ago
We’re running a 6 year old selfbuilt gaming rig on Garuda Linux … Runs like a charm. Husband is playing Warthunder which uses Anti-Cheat - so far everything runs out of the box.
Wisely@lemm.ee 1 year ago
jsh@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
This website is a godsend www.protondb.com
You can search any game in steam, and it will tell you exactly what to expect.
For most games, it’s as simple as checking one box in the steam settings for the first time.
10EXP@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Also areweanticheatyet.com for just anti-cheat compatibility of non-Steam games.
mojo@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Tbh you don’t even need to check unless it’s a competitive multiplayer game or something with anti cheat. I just buy games and assume they work.
Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Linux gaming has made mind blowing progression thanks to Valve If you’re using Steam, most games run, zero fiddling needed.
I’m running Void Linux and have no issues running most games. Proton pretty much handles everything. And performance is often better than on Windows these days.
Other platforms are a bit more difficult. There are several apps that take care of the heavy lifting, but a bit more knowledge is required.
Pretty much thrown out every Windows installation and haven’t missed them at all.
Sanguine@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Check out protondb.com … click explore and check out how many games run perfectly on Linux now.
Valve / the steam deck is really pushing development.
Mic_Check_One_Two@reddthat.com 1 year ago
There has been a lot of progress recently due to the SteamDeck, but it’s still not as good as Windows gaming. There are a few outlier examples where games run better on linux, but those are few and far between. Give it another few years, and hopefully things will improve even more.
GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year ago
Short answer: no. You can expect to fiddle at least sometimes. Many games will run out of the box in proton, but there a million things that can throw a wrench in the gears. I never personally never had a 100% seamless experience for the duration of a game.
This has been true across a couple distros, although none that were specifically geared toward gaming. Maybe I’ll change my tune next time I hop distros.
Wisely@lemm.ee 1 year ago
darth_helmet@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Pretty rare that you run into an issue at all these days, but one big bummer is that non-steam-workshop mods are a pain to install. Basically anything that uses a mod manager.
PopOfAfrica@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Pretty much the only games that don’t work now are games with anticheat.
Steam really pushed windows games on Linux after the steam deck.
mojo@lemm.ee 1 year ago
It’s been at the point for awhile now that I can just buy games on a whim without looking up any sort of compatibility, and I just assume they work. It’s worked every time so far. Right now I’m like 100 hours into Bauldurs Gate 3 lol. The other online game I play is Genshin Impact, which I just had to install with the exe through wine and then it just works.
PotjiePig@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Not OP, but Linux isn’t much good for professional creative work. Would love to try it out, but without a functioning Adobe suite it’s not gonna happen.
smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
Article: “We don’t know how, but Windows is taking away a pint of blood from the user every time the OS is booted up”.
Some guy at the edge of fainting: “I swear, I am this close to switching away”.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 year ago
Because he is lost
euphoric_cat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 year ago
Arthur_Leywin@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It’s ok to be lazy