Feels like everyone advising to switch to Linux for gaming actually doesn’t play a bit on Linux
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hperrin@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It’s easier than ever to switch to Linux, especially if the thing holding you back was gaming.
Gorgeous_Sloth@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
hperrin@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I stream the games I play on Linux. Feel free to check out my channel: twitch.tv/SylphWeed
Latest I played through was Horizon: Zero Dawn.
Gorgeous_Sloth@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
My point is not that you can’t, it’s just that it’s not ideal. I’m not willing to lose performances when it comes to gaming.
hperrin@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Most games I’ve tried run either the same on Linux or sometimes better. One has been worse on Linux, and it wasn’t performance, it just always disconnected from multiplayer after about ten minutes. That was Halo: Master Chief Collection, and there is a fix, I just don’t play it enough to bother.
Playing on Linux is absolutely ideal for me because I work on Linux. I also watch media on Linux. Switching to Windows just to play games would be super annoying. I’m glad that Linux runs games just as well as Windows now. For ten years after I switched, I just didn’t play PC games, because it was too much of a hassle. Since 2018 when Proton came out, it’s not a hassle anymore.
Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Yeah, no. You still can’t play as many games on Linux. Linux is wonderful for network related tasks, though! And it is certainly getting much better at supporting games.
Neon@lemmy.world 11 months ago
i actually switched back to Windows from Linux because it didn’t work well with different resolutions and scaling and my Programs kept crashing.
DudeDudenson@lemmings.world 11 months ago
Inb4 “it’d your fault” comments
FeelThePower@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
same here. switched back after years of dual booting because on all my DEs over the years I consistently had these issues, not to mention I make music and daws fucking hate Linux / wine. just made sure to debloat it before I used it.
CeeBee@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I saw in your other comment that you were using Gnome. A lot of people like it, but Gnome wouldn’t be my recommendation.
I use a multi-monitor setup not that different from yours, and KDE handles it swimmingly. I also have an Nvidia card and I’m using X.org. I probably could use Wayland, but I’m in no rush.
If you really want to stay with a GTK desktop, then XFCE is excellent also. Budgie too.
Neon@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I tried Plasma, but that just ended in my 1080p Monitor freezing and turning off. Gnome did that too, but much much much rarer.
So yeah, Linux just doesn’t like me.
I am planning to move to a VR-Setup anyways, using my computer with “Virtual Desktop”.
And that sadly isn’t available on Linux.
HeyLow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
Prob a gnome issue, I’ve never had an issue with scaling on kde, xfce, or i3 with my 4 monitors
hperrin@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Interesting. Were you running Windows programs with Wine?
Neon@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Nope. Flatpaks and native Nix Packages.
Browsers and Steam would just randomly crash. I think it has something to do with scaling because the Programs always crash when i move them from Monitor to Monitor.
hperrin@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I’ve heard a few people say scaling was an issue for them. It hasn’t been for me, and I run various multi monitor setups, so maybe I’ve been lucky. Did you try enabling Gnome’s experimental scaling? I always do, and supposedly that’s been enabled as default in Gnome 45.