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Haha, I had a partition on my pc for the longest time to put Linux on it. But I do a lot of game dev stuff, so I've been reluctant to switch from windows.
Switch to Linux! If nothing else, run stuff with wine and most things will work seamlessly
Real question. Is gaming (not game dev) significantly better than it was 5 years ago on Linux? I really want to switch, but I also really don't want to give up everything "just working" and doing it smoothly when gaming on windows.
I've even considered having 2 PC's for my 4 monitors, and having the middle monitor run windows and the other 3 on a Linux box. I used to use a program that could simulate my mouse moving from one pc to an entirely different one even across windows and Linux, and also share the clipboard. I could try that again.
But if the gaming experience is sufficient and convenient on Linux I might switch entirely.
The steam deck uses a custom Linux distro made by valve specifically for it. So it's at least good enough for gaming that valve trusted it for their mainstream handled gaming PC.
I've got one and tbh it's pretty good. As long as you stick to games that are rated as either verified or playable on steamdeck you'll probably have a good time.