Yeah, freemium games are going to be an issue because they tend to rely on microtransactions, meaning they want to make sure people aren’t cheating to get that for free.
I avoid F2P games as a rule and generally ban my kids from playing it (they won’t play Fortnite in my house, though they can play at a friend’s I suppose), because I find them to be manipulative and huge wastes of time (i.e. grinding to avoid paying the MTX). That rule alone just happens to eliminate a ton of games that don’t work on Linux, without that actually being the goal.
But yeah, if you’re going to play F2P games or MP-centric games, Linux probably won’t be a good option for now. But if you mostly play SP games, Linux is absolutely fantastic.
I play these games in bursts. Play until exhausting the actual content, then stop when it turns into a grind-fest. Come back a year or two later when there’s enough new content to make it fun again. Usually also with a whole bunch of returning player rewards. Repeat.
A I never ever spend a single cent in these games.
Yeah, freemium games are going to be an issue because they tend to rely on microtransactions, meaning they want to make sure people aren’t cheating to get that for free.
I avoid F2P games as a rule and generally ban my kids from playing it (they won’t play Fortnite in my house, though they can play at a friend’s I suppose), because I find them to be manipulative and huge wastes of time (i.e. grinding to avoid paying the MTX). That rule alone just happens to eliminate a ton of games that don’t work on Linux, without that actually being the goal.
But yeah, if you’re going to play F2P games or MP-centric games, Linux probably won’t be a good option for now. But if you mostly play SP games, Linux is absolutely fantastic.
I play these games in bursts. Play until exhausting the actual content, then stop when it turns into a grind-fest. Come back a year or two later when there’s enough new content to make it fun again. Usually also with a whole bunch of returning player rewards. Repeat.
A I never ever spend a single cent in these games.