I only use windows for gaming. If Windows somehow fucks it up so much that I can play the majority of games in Linux on Steam, then I no longer have a use for them. I don’t use windows for work, and all of my normal computer use cases Linux is fully capable of, I’ll basically be forced over to Ubunutu or something, with a cracked Win11 VM for new games that don’t have linux releases.
I suppose linux graphic drivers and performance are still an issue, but that will surely only get better, especially as the windows desktop segment of GPU sales dries up.
I switched 5 weeks ago and it’s honestly in a much better state than I thought. I haven’t felt the need to use Windows in those 5 weeks. It feels like I’m back in 90s with full control of my computer again.
If you stay with AMD graphics and avoid highly competitive games that require kernel level anti cheat Linux for gaming works just fine. Especially with steam. But also epic games etc run pretty well.
If Windows somehow fucks it up so much that I can play the majority of games in Linux on Steam
you pretty much can outside of certain multiplayer-only games with kernel level anti-cheat
I suppose linux graphic drivers and performance are still an issue
graphics drivers yes, but only really on nvidia and only really on newer cards
in my experience performance has been mostly on-par or better under linux than windows, including many “windows only” games through wine/proton
I’m thinking very new AAA releases like GTA6, Buldurs Gate 3, Hollow Knight, as well as minor developers that may not have linux releases. Though I acknowledge the difficulty of creating a linux version is getting smaller.
they don’t need a dedicated linux release, they work fine through proton, which is built into steam
i can personally vouch that baldurs gate 3 runs very well on my linux machine
this is a good website to check if the games you care about will work well
I only use windows for gaming. If Windows somehow fucks it up so much that I can play the majority of games in Linux on Steam, then I no longer have a use for them. I don’t use windows for work, and all of my normal computer use cases Linux is fully capable of, I’ll basically be forced over to Ubunutu or something, with a cracked Win11 VM for new games that don’t have linux releases.
I suppose linux graphic drivers and performance are still an issue, but that will surely only get better, especially as the windows desktop segment of GPU sales dries up.
I switched 5 weeks ago and it’s honestly in a much better state than I thought. I haven’t felt the need to use Windows in those 5 weeks. It feels like I’m back in 90s with full control of my computer again.
If you stay with AMD graphics and avoid highly competitive games that require kernel level anti cheat Linux for gaming works just fine. Especially with steam. But also epic games etc run pretty well.
you pretty much can outside of certain multiplayer-only games with kernel level anti-cheat
graphics drivers yes, but only really on nvidia and only really on newer cards
in my experience performance has been mostly on-par or better under linux than windows, including many “windows only” games through wine/proton
I’m thinking very new AAA releases like GTA6, Buldurs Gate 3, Hollow Knight, as well as minor developers that may not have linux releases. Though I acknowledge the difficulty of creating a linux version is getting smaller.
I played all those games at launch on Linux
I played all those games at launch on Linux
they don’t need a dedicated linux release, they work fine through proton, which is built into steam
i can personally vouch that baldurs gate 3 runs very well on my linux machine
this is a good website to check if the games you care about will work well