I would argue that at this point, today, its already a fairly seamless experience.

The only singular issue is MMOs with invasive rootkit anticheats. All the MMO's i've played have worked like a charm with zero issues, but thats because I actively avoid games that use invasive rootkit anticheat systems... and I did that on windows, too, so its never been a big issue for me.

Might be an issue if you love your korean mmos though.

and I'm not, like, a sysadmin with 2 decades of linux experience or anything. I'm just a random idiot.

I dont say this to proselytize or try to get you to convert/install today. Just a vewpoint from general everyday user.

The only problem I have gaming on Linux these days is anti-cheat on a couple titles. Everything else is seamless already. The steam client works just as it does on Windows.

No need to imagine!

Man, if microsoft capitulated, and gave us a Windows 7 - 2, that was just windows 7 with current support, no spyware, no telemetry, and a nice coat of polish... I would definitely be tempted to switch back lol

Even MS hasn't dared to release a version of Windows you can't switch out of "S mode" yet, but the fact that it even exists would be troubling for them.

MS would love a walled garden like Apple have made, but there's no way in hell it would ever pan out for them, and certainly not before regulation arrives (probably from the EU) that would stamp it out, and that's before you take into account the business implications. Windows only exists because of all the pre-existing software. Flattening the only reason to stay would be suicide.

Sure, but Valve is terrified of the Microsoft store for a subtly, but importantly, different reason than why Microsoft should be terrified of Steam OS.

Microsoft should be terrified that Steam OS will destroy their monopoly by making it so users no longer have to use their product.

Valve is terrified that Microsoft will destroy their monopoly by making it so users no longer can use their product.

thats exactly why Valve start Fighting Against Windows, UWP And Microsoft store.

They would have a hell of a time trying to say they want to control API usage after letting everyone and their mother use it free and unrestricted for decades. But I wouldn't put it past them to try.

I had issues with drivers, like I would have to find them somewhere on the internet, trust a random stranger to download and install them. And even then some things required me to launch drivers manually every single time I wanted to use my hardware.

I had issues with games, constant crashes or some games flat out not working. Some even crashing the entire system occationally.

I had issues where my pc would randomly turn on. Going to sleep was funky and would break the system requiring restart. I had to find drivers for my audio systems to get them running.

I had to run around confusing settings and tweak them through different control panels made by random people that largely overlapped to fix basic issues.

Thankfully those issues were solved the moment I installed linux.

There is nothing to be terrified of for MS, windows can implement mandatory rectal scans to log in and linux wouldn't break 20% market share.

Because they're DRM free, they're super easy to install too! Another install method is Heroic

Yes you just have to sideload the client. I believe Lutris makes it easy but I don't use GOG myself.