(The "Windows" slices of the pies are entirely made up by Baldur's Gate 3, which also runs well over Linux)
I've been 100% Linux for over a year now. If it doesn't run, I don't buy it.
this post was submitted on 19 Dec 2023
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I've found that often the game is listed as not linux, but runs fine with proton anyway. So I often buy, and refund if needed.
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Same been Linux only for several years now. If it won't run I won't buy it.
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Is this Lemmy's version of Reddit's "pc vs console" I've been seeing this a lot lately. Why are you all so obsessed with who plays on what and what their opinions are?
Because more people playing on Linux means more games get published for Linux, which is an outcome we want.
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I just want more games to work on Linux, and more marketshare gets devs interested. I don't care what specific people use, just that enough use Linux to grow marketshare.
Use what you want, but I'll encourage anyone who is interested to give it a try.
Huh. Yes, that's exactly what it is.
Good shout.
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I love Linux but it really does need more VR support.
And racing sims. I was talking to someone on Bluesky and they said the lack of racing sim gear support is holding them back.
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Yeah, I'd love to get a VR headset, but there just aren't even games to play on Linux, and the headsets with good Linux support are either expensive or hard to find.
Hopefully that improves, I imagine it's stopping people from switching to Linux.
Even the Index, Valve’s own headset has had broken functionality for years with no fixes in sight. Valve refuses to fix big stuff like the cameras, base stations not turning on, or even automatic audio switching.
Not to mention steamvr reprojection is completely broken.
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I'm at 50 / 50. Went 100% Linux 6 months ago and never looked back. Didn't even bother with dual booting, it's all in or nothing.
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I won’t claim that it’s all flawless, because it really isn’t sometimes, but a lot of things just work. Both new games, and old ones, that don’t even work on windows to begin with.
My biggest two showstoppers are games like Destiny, and VR titles, that unfortunately are completely unplayable because I own a Rift S.
I still play practically everything else on Linux, and don’t see any reason to not to. I already do everything else on this os, so why would I switch
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I kind of dig Linux Os, I find Linux users insufferable.
As a fellow Linux user I entirely agree. I stay off the forums as much as possible. My latest crime was uploading a tutorial on how to update the bios on certain laptop models. Got fucking roasted, even on lemmy.
For some reason Linux forums are like stack exchange; an extremely toxic neckbeard pissing match.
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Eh, you'll get the worse of any userbase if you go to a community specifically for that OS. Go to PC Master race or whatever to see the opposite problem.
I've been on Linux exclusively for something like 15 years, but I almost never bring it up. In fact, I don't even mention my distro of choice unless it's directly relevant, and if asked I recommend something different (I recommend Mint Debian edition because I've heard it's very user friendly).
I also find many people in communities like this insufferable as well, so I spend my time trying to tone them down a bit with comments like "Linux isn't for everyone, but it'll always be there if you decide to give it another try." I use Linux because it works better for me than Windows, yet many here make it a religion or something. It's kinda weird.
Linux Gamers - "Sure am stoked that gaming on Linux has gotten so good, finally don't feel like I need to keep Windows"
Randos - "Wow, such copium! It didnt work for my specific use case! Linux users are so obnoxious!"
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I didn't get the "You played on more than 1 device". Guess it has been 100% Linux
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Funny, I've actually never played BG3 on Windows. It's always been Proton. It works flawlessly.
Mine has some windows time from testing someone's computer after reinstalling.
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What cope. I still run into countless compatibility issues which bars Linux from daily use for me. Stop trying to downplay proton compatibility, it just makes your arguments appear disingenuous.
I would fully switch over to Linux in a heartbeat if there was no compatibility problems.
Even if it had full comparability, you won't have switched to linux. You don't need reasons to do it, except your own wish
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Just Linux for me..I haven't used windows since windows 7. I'm probably going to sell my steam deck though because it mostly just sits in the case on top of my computer (where I usually play since my computer is plugged into my 50 inch bedroom TV. But the stream deck is nice and fun to play with.
I'm the opposite, my computer is in the basement and my Steam Deck is next to my bed, so ~75% of my playtime is on the Deck.
It's a cool device, but it's not for everyone.
I was very confused because this chart didn't show up for me... then I realized that I'm 100% Linux and showing it would've been pointless.
Still, I'm very proud of it. Barring some games with arbitrary rootkit restrictions (suck my ass, Tim) and Adobe products (but Adobe can burn and die, so whatever), I've been able to completely transition to Linux.
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Next year should be 100% Linux for me. Steam is dropping support for Windows 7 at the end of this year, and I don't have any other newer Windows PC to run Steam on.
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I would have played on Linux a bit more if I had enough space on my partition. Good thing I recently updated to 2 terabytes!
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Why are you using Windows for BG3? I've been using Pop!_OS and it runs perfectly.
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