Just a speck this year, 2025 gonna be lit!

    • mox@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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      22 days ago

      Sadly, they didn’t include this graph for people who played exclusively on Linux, unless some of it was on the Steam Deck.

  • DontRedditMyLemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    21 days ago

    Probably gonna get a ton of hate, but…

    I’d heard lots of pep talk about Linux being ready for gaming, so I tried Mint this year. Most of our Steam games didn’t work right. Lots of Googling, really tried to make it work, got some to work, but ultimate just went back to Windows - all games work out of the box.

    Instead of having 2**32 distros and compatibility shims, y’all need to get behind a common ecosystem that laymen can get aboard… if you want Linux to proliferate. Unfortunately the chatter here really backfired for me.

    • Nibodhika@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      21 days ago

      Not gonna lie, you probably will get lots of hate, but fanboys will be fanboys, just ignore them.

      In any case, this probably means you enjoy multiplayer AAA games, since as a general rule those are essentially the only ones that don’t work out of the box nowadays. Unfortunately those games are actively trying to detect if you’re using Linux to prevent you from playing, and if you had managed to play them you could have gotten yourself banned (like some users reported with some games).

      The other large cause for problems is the wrong drivers or not using the correct GPU in multi-GPU systems. If you were having issues with games everyone else was playing in Linux this is likely the cause.

      You choose Mint, which is an excellent beginner friendly distro, and it’s very close to Ubuntu which is the de-facto common ecosystem agreed to use. That discussion about having a common ecosystem was over a long time ago, it’s Ubuntu. But that doesn’t mean you’re stuck with that, it means that developers can focus on targeting one OS, and the community will figure out how to get it working in other variations when it doesn’t work out of the box. If it requires changes from the game we usually submit a bug report explaining what needs to be changed and why. But for you, the end-user, just having Ubuntu or something similar like Mint should get you a good experience since games are tested using that.

      At the end of the day Linux is not for everyone, sometimes you want specific software that is not made for Linux and that’s okay (okay on your part, fuck the companies that are actively making software unusable on Linux).

    • Sloogs@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      21 days ago

      No hate, I’m just surprised. I’ve legitimately never not had a game work so far, and most people I know only seem to have issues on games with anti-cheat.

      Doesn’t mean I don’t believe you though, I just might have horseshoes in my ass, such that I somehow have only played games that are largely compatible without issues.

      I am curious what games had issues for you though.

            • bitwolf@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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              20 days ago

              Ahh, mints on a slower release cycle. I know a popular starter distro but I personally wouldn’t recommend it for starters looking to game.

              If you’re ever open to trying again, Bazzite and Nobara are gaming focused and have a better nvidia experience out of the box.

              • DontRedditMyLemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                20 days ago

                I hate to be that guy, but that’s where Linux is failing. “Oh, you used the most popular distro? That doesn’t work. Try this one you’ve probably never heard of and will have a really hard time finding support for… It’s the only thing that works on this exact date, and there will be a different answer next week.” I’m not paraphrasing you - just my personal frustration.

                • bitwolf@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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                  20 days ago

                  I cannot deny that haha.

                  The options have pros and cons. Butnit can definitely be overwhelming to new users.

                  It’s frustrating that many intermediate users get elitist and recommend more advanced distros to beginners as well.