That doesn’t compute here. Like I have literally 0 problems with Windows. That’s certainly not been my experience with Linux. Oh bought a new drawing tablet, nah that won’t work. Oh need to update for firmware on a device, yeah better have windows. Oh you bought a recent printer, better not use Linux.
Gaming is the primary driver behind my PC choices by a humongous margin. I’m not really concerned about imvasive anti-cheat software, I don’t want to tinker with settings, I want to turn on my computer and play video games. That means I use Windows.
Trollception@lemmy.world 3 months ago
mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Fucking nailed it, and peripheral manufacturers have almost zero interest in providing their own linux tools and drivers because of how tiny the marketshare is.
I already spend most of my waking days fixing work related computing bullshit, I don’t want to have to spend 3 hours of my free time trying to get my fuckdamn video capture card to work when it’s all seamless in Windows.
I mean I have a lot of problems with windows, forced updates, telemetry, the uselessness of modern error messages, but if I just want to chill and relax with some media or games, Windows is clearly the simpler solution.
KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 months ago
A million percent this. Linux is great for servers at work but I don’t want to spend my free time doing what I do every day at work. I just want things to be hassle free. But also at the same time, fuck Win11. My 8 year old PC still runs the latest games with a nvme and a better gf card, why do I need to toss it out.
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 3 months ago
I’ve had tons of problems with windows AND Linux. Neither are perfect. In my latest, elden rings anti cheat window needs to be closed from the task manager when I quit it. In Linux I do not get this and they work the same otherwise. YMMV
Eyck_of_denesle@lemmy.zip 3 months ago
It will be like that as long as people are so used to bad products. Linux will have similar but better support if it has more users. It already improved a lot. This myth of printers/tablets not working got quite old now
DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 months ago
This right here. Lutris, proton, WINE, proton-QT, winetricks… Just so much shit.
I’m really trying to learn it but…it’s a bit much
Contend6248@feddit.de 3 months ago
You don’t have to go all in, use Steam for purchased games, and use the already created Lutris templates on everything else.
Proton-QT is for updating Proton used by Lutris.
break1146@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 months ago
In addition, you can actually launch any application through Steam and just select it to use Proton. I mean your mileage may vary, but it’s worth a try potentially.
umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 months ago
If you don’t play any blacklisted games (read actively blocked by the developer on linux, go figure), you can expect higher performance a lot of the time.
Soggy@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Well I do, so.
umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 months ago
well if you like fortine and valorant that much
Jas91a@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Same I dual boot, Linux for most things windows for games and a few other things which I find easier on windows.
SupraMario@lemmy.world 3 months ago
People don’t seem to like this answer but it’s really the only legit one for most home users.
Companies don’t switch because enterprises like support contracts…
WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 months ago
Did you forget that MacOS exists and is a member of the larger UNIX family? If you don’t game on your computer, it is a far nicer option for home users than Windows in many respects.
“Legit options” are entirely based on your skill level and intended use.
SupraMario@lemmy.world 3 months ago
No…no it’s not. Macs are super overpriced for what you get. You can get a cheap windows pc for a quarter or less of a damn MacBook and if your not using it for gaming then that’s what people will get. There is a reason osx has a market share barely above Linux OS.
It is a legit option to understand that the majority of steam users use Windows.
KyuubiNoKitsune@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 months ago
They’re also a piece of shit company and their OS sucks so much. I’d rather use Linux over OSX any day. The fact that I’ve been working on an apple project for the last year now has made me despise them even more than I did before.
gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 months ago
As someone who just installed Linux Mint as a test and uses their machine mostly for gaming:
Linux is perfectly fine for that, too. I had one minor issue that was fixed by plugging a cord into a different plug on my machine and have otherwise had 0 issues getting things to run on the Linux partition of my system.
I actually have seen mostly better performance in the realm of about 10fps better per game than the Win 10 install on the same hardware
Spent less time tinkering with the settings (done via GUI that makes more sense than windoes’ 15 different settings menus) than I never have in any version of Windows, synched my firefox over, boom.
Not gonna say Linux is perfect for everything but it does seem a lot of people think it’s harder/worse than it is by a mile