But more seriously, you’d be astonished at the progress over the last ~3 years. I don’t play that many games but have yet to run into one that doesn’t work.
You’d be surprised how many Windows-only games run better on Linux+Proton than on Windows itself. There is far less system overhead on Linux.
Coupled with the standards too: Linux tends to be more secure, it’s free, you have more choices, etc etc. I switched both of my gaming rigs to Linux a few years ago and never looked back.
Like removal of start menu advertisements and what not ?
I have Ubuntu, Win 10, and Win 11, and they don’t seem that different to me yet re: system-level ads. But I’m always reading bad news about Win 11 so maybe it didn’t roll out to me yet
Link to the actual source: https://old.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/1h7521g/looks_like_valve_is_working_on_a_steamos_device/
I won’t buy this, but as someone who uses exclusively Linux including on my self-built gaming PC, it’s great news.
Maybe I’m steeped in the past, but if your PC is for gaming, what do you gain by running Linux over Windows?
Not using Windows.
But more seriously, you’d be astonished at the progress over the last ~3 years. I don’t play that many games but have yet to run into one that doesn’t work.
Not having an update happen in the middle of a competitive game.
That happened to me and is actually why I installed Linux fully and stopped dual booting
You’d be surprised how many Windows-only games run better on Linux+Proton than on Windows itself. There is far less system overhead on Linux.
Coupled with the standards too: Linux tends to be more secure, it’s free, you have more choices, etc etc. I switched both of my gaming rigs to Linux a few years ago and never looked back.
Preference? What do I gain by running Windows over Linux? My games work just fine on Linux…
Yeah, gaming is the primary use right now, but I use my computer for other stuff as well, and I prefer Linux for all that other stuff.
freedom
Like removal of start menu advertisements and what not ?
I have Ubuntu, Win 10, and Win 11, and they don’t seem that different to me yet re: system-level ads. But I’m always reading bad news about Win 11 so maybe it didn’t roll out to me yet
ah, thank you