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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (4 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.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago

I have the total opposite experience. Ubuntu, Endeavour, SteamOS. Gaming on Linux has been great in the last 2 years especially. Shader caches are a very small price to pay for having a system that doesn't crash due to Windows driver BS and being able to reinstall and keep my home directory intact.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (4 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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Performance wise it was better for almost every game I played! I'm more used to Linux because that's what I use at work, but I don't have the greatest Internet connection, so that's why the shader caches suck.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

Thats very understandable. I hope it will get better at some point. I can’t even remember what the exact reason is. Probably because the engines run on directx and linux uses vulcan or something?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

How is this not upvoted higher!.

Excellent summary, no BS, just facts.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Statistically it should always be better by now because the resource hog that is called windows slows older systems down.

That's not how any of this works.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

Ikr? Now bother someone else.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Plenty of games benchmark higher under Wine than on Windows

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Plenty more benchmark worse. What's your point exactly?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

A few months ago.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The more people switch, more impetus there will be to improve things faster & faster.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Yup, it's the Snowball Effect.