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It looks like we'll soon be welcoming a lot of new Linux users here (www.theverge.com)

submitted 7 months ago by testeronious@lemmy.world to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

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[–] Unreliable@lemmy.ml 3 points 7 months ago (19 children)

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.

[–] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 12 points 7 months ago (12 children)

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.

[–] ForgottenUsername@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

How is this not upvoted higher!.

Excellent summary, no BS, just facts.

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