Linux is now the best gaming system. ｜ fernvenue's Blog
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When it comes to gaming on Linux, many many many people’s understanding stil remains in the Jurassic era. For the past few years, I’ve been using Linux as my main operating system for both work and gaming. From my personal experience, the gaming experience on Linux is far superior to that of macOS and Windows. I know I know…whenever I mention this, there are always some old-school individuals who come out to say that Linux’s driver configuration is complex, its game support is not rich enough, and its compatibility issues are significant, among other problems. In this article, I will directly address these issues and let everyone understand how much the gaming experience on Linux has developed by 2025.
  • Ulrich@feddit.orgEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Depends on what types of games you want to play. If you play a lot of competitive multiplayer games you’re gonna have a bad time.

    • JasonDJ@lemmy.zipEnglish
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      2 months ago

      More people need to say that if you’re going to want ring 0, I’m not going to give you my money.

      • xavier666@lemm.eeEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Take 100 random gamers. How many of them will know what ring 0/kernel level anti-cheat even means? They don’t care. They will happily accept whatever the publisher puts inside the game.

        The only exception to this is Denuvo because it was affecting performance.

        Disclaimer - I’m an ardent linux fan

        • matcha_addict@lemy.lolEnglish
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          2 months ago

          They don’t know ring 0, but they would understand “this anti cheat is the most privacy invasive kind, controlling and monitoring everything on your computer”.

          • xavier666@lemm.eeEnglish
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            2 months ago

            this anti cheat is the most privacy invasive kind, controlling and monitoring everything on your computer

            Avg gamer: Woah that’s really bad.

            Me: So you’ll uninstall the game now, right?

            Avg gamer: What? Heck no. I’m Diamond in Valorant. And all my friends are playing it

            They will understand what you said. But changing habit is way harder on a mass scale. It’s well known for years that Vanguard is a rootkit but the game is as popular as ever. If you tell this on any gaming community, you’ll be responded with “Oh and switch to LinSux and play decade old games?”

            • matcha_addict@lemy.lolEnglish
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              2 months ago

              I agree, but we don’t have to convince anyone. A large minority would still be a huge achievement. In fact we don’t even need more than that.