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PC Gamer: "I'm brave enough to say it: Linux is good now, and if you want to feel like you actually own your PC, make 2026 the year of Linux on (your) desktop" (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] goodboyjojo@lemmy.world 44 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I switched my gaming pc to Linux and all the games I tried so far worked good.

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

Switching the household's PCs to avoid the Windows 11 BS here. All my stuff is good so far, but the kids have a few games that don't work - Minecraft Bedrock, Fortnite, and Roblox.

[–] Aberration13@lemmy.world 23 points 3 weeks ago

time to switch them to java edition, bedrock sucks anyway

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

Probably for the best, lol. At the very least, Roblox isn't particularly good for kids.

Also, modded Minecraft through Prism beats bedrock any day of the week. I'm hoping when my kids are of age, they'll be down for an expert pack. My daughter sure as hell will be, she's as weird as I am. I'm sure more normal kids have packs they'd enjoy, though.

[–] JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

Have you seen the Schlep controversy? Personally, I would be glad if my family PC suddenly couldn’t run Roblox and “sorry kiddo it just doesn’t work anymore”

[–] LucidNightmare@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Use PrismLauncher for Minecraft! :)

[–] Kinokoloko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Isn't that just for Java Edition though? Bedrock has a different launcher, with more modes and mtx to "enjoy"

[–] Aberration13@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

honestly it's a good excuse to switch them to java edition, bedrock kinda sucks

[–] McWizard@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Mine are playing Minecraft and Roblox under Linux without problems. I don't remember what I did for Minecraft, but for Roblox you need something called 'Sober'.

[–] njordomir@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Minecraft runs natively. One version is Java, so thats easy enough. I think the C++ version has an installer.

[–] undeffeined@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 weeks ago

That makes Linux even more attractive!

[–] BennyTheExplorer@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

If your kids really need Roblox to work, they could try Sober. I personally don't play Roblox, so I've never tried it, but I've heard good things about it.