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I've tried Linux gaming for a good bit but it doesn't seem like it's quite there yet. For the games that worked it was amazing! The only other thing that was annoying was the constant downloading for the shader caches basically every day with steam (yes I know they can be disabled). I was using Bazzite for those wondering.
I have the total opposite experience. Ubuntu, Endeavour, SteamOS. Gaming on Linux has been great in the last 2 years especially. Shader caches are a very small price to pay for having a system that doesn't crash due to Windows driver BS and being able to reinstall and keep my home directory intact.
It depends on what „quite there yet“ means for you.
Performance wise linux gaming can be on par or better than windows. Statistically it should always be better by now because the resource hog that is called windows slows older systems down.
The shader caches are bad, ngl. I have enabled downloading/precaching them in the background so its no big deal as long as you have steam open.
So, for those used to windows and being picky enough to not accept any inconvenience for the tons of upsides: linux isnt for you yet.
For those who are able to accept the tinyest inconveniences for a limited time: linux is a lot better than windows.
Performance wise it was better for almost every game I played! I'm more used to Linux because that's what I use at work, but I don't have the greatest Internet connection, so that's why the shader caches suck.
Thats very understandable. I hope it will get better at some point. I can’t even remember what the exact reason is. Probably because the engines run on directx and linux uses vulcan or something?
How is this not upvoted higher!.
Excellent summary, no BS, just facts.
What are the tons of upsides? Does my computer get 20% better performance in games? Do games never crash on Linux? I'm curious what these "tons of upsides" are. I game just fine on windows so I'm not sure what another OS can do to improve my gaming experience past what it already is.
I dont know your computer. As I said, statistically its going to be better since the vast majority of computers are not racehorses and will benefit from less bloat. There are a ton of things you can do on linux that you either cant do at all or with significantly more effort on windows. You're also not at the mercy of microsoft and whatever freeware runs on windows to make it fit your taste better because in linux you write or download a config to change things, no special programs needed.
Games usually dont crash more often on linux than on windows these days, linux also keeps you from installing anti cheat rootkits as well (by being incompatible with it) which might be a downer if you're really into an enshittified game.
I can go on about this all day but in case your question was rhetoric and you just want to veil your undying love for windows, thats up to you.
As always in life: If your concern is being right, you will always find arguments for it. If you want to learn stuff, there is plenty of opportunity.
This is some cringe shit right here.... you need to touch grass homie.
So it was rhetorical. Good to know. Blocked.
@Woozythebear @haui_lemmy If you are happy with your windows gaming box and already on windows 11 or with modern hardware which is not going to get their performance crippled with win11 and you are not annoyed by the telemetry and the commercials inside your desktop nor by the fact that Microsoft is really pushing for using their online accounts in your local machine, then you don't need to switch anywhere.
That's not how any of this works.
Plenty of games benchmark higher under Wine than on Windows
Plenty more benchmark worse. What's your point exactly?
Ikr? Now bother someone else.
How long ago was this?
A few months ago.
The more people switch, more impetus there will be to improve things faster & faster.
@EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted @Unreliable and hopefully more resources to do it
Yup, it's the Snowball Effect.