Playing a game on Windows:>install game>click shortcut>play gamePlaying a game on Linux:>need to install a Windows emulator like proton or something before you can even install the game>then install game (60% chance it even installs without an error)>click shortcut>doesn't load>check error log>don't have a degree in CS to understand machine code so you have to copy and paste it into AI to figure out what's wrong>spend like 30 min going step by step trying everything the retarded AI tells you until you get it to work>finally get it to work>play game (but at reduced framerates because that's just what Linux hardware support is like)>finish playing, leave game>returns to desktop but screen is black>need to restart your whole computer just to use it againThis is why Linux is at best a decade away from being a serious desktop gaming platform.
Realistically could you just strip all the bullshit away from a modern version of Windows to the point where it's all the convenience but none of the forced bloat and spyware and constant updates bumfucking your setup? Or is this stuff literally impossible to get outta there like AIDS
>>739453950proton isn't an emulator
>torrent game on Linux>add installer exe to steam>run in Proton>install to folder attached to root directory /home/Vidya>literally all files go to one place instead of 4 different places>add exe to steam>run in Proton>it just works>game needs hypervisor>set it up in a wine sandbox>never need to fuck with settings again>need driver updates>open terminal>sudo apt install>y>drivers all done
>>739453950Games for this feel?
>>739453950Playing a game on Linux:>open steam>install game>click shortcut>play gameFixed it for you
>>739454091That's exactly what i do. There are many programs that will do it for you or you can just read into it a bit. I have win 11 but i turned off everything except stuff that's convenient. Cortana onedrive the start menu the search bar the antivirus the auto updates etc etc all that is disabled its very nice. If you know what you're doing probably takes 15 minutes if you don't might take a couple hours. A good starting point look up chris titus tweaks and read what each does if you're unsure
>>739454297all of that when i can just press install and then play on windows and thats considering your shit wont break
>>739453950>Linux is at best a decade away from being a seriousThat has been said about linux for over twenty five years already. It will never be a serious gaming platform. It's a great idea and admirable in it's intention but it is a dead end. The world needs another open source operating system that respects the pc as a gaming machine.
>>739453950>install KINOite>install steam flatpak>start gaming
>>739454376what if the game isnt on steam
>>739454091It'd take less time than troubleshooting Linux>>739454376>open steam*Game isn't listed because it's not supported*>install gameIt's *not* supported UNLESS you troubleshoot for XX hours.... Maybe?ORIt's *NOT* fucking supported and bypassing this can possibly ban your account... But all you gotta do is use a sketchy FOSS client instead of the 1st party launcher and you'll be fine... Maybe?>Then it's always "that's a shit game nobody should even be playing anyways"Because I want my elitist gate-keeping baked right into my fucking OS.
>>73945395080%+ of pirated games just work 10% more just need you to switch proton version, with steam it's even easier
>>739453950why run linux if you arent a FOSS enthusiast who treats his OS as a hobby? linux is fundamentally for people who already know their way around a terminal and know how to debug things. if you arent interested in that you shouldnt use linux. people who try to draw parallels between windows and linux like this absolutely retarded
>>739455389Please understand, "I don't use Linux" is his entire personality.
> a decade
>>739455623yeah but its just such a dumb comparison. the fact that linux can run games so well at all is close to a miracle and only possible because of an extremely commendable effort by people who dont even get paid. its quite literally a developer/server OS that somehow can run 90% of all steam games
>>739454297why do you bother explaining it to the summerfag
I find that even with all the tricks games just don't run as well on linux as they do natively on Windows so I don't see the need to use it for them, great for everything else though.
>>739453950Linux is for productivity, being an adult. Windows is for games, built for kids and retired grannies.
>>739453950What's the point of pretending to have used Linux?If you're not interested, then just don't use it. You don't have to make up fake-ass/exaggerated stories to justify your decision.
>>739453950>need a CS degreeYou're the kind of nigger that thinks they need a degree to post on social media. Kill yourself.
>>739456690>Linux is for productivityYeah, productivity at fixing Linux.
>tfw hate the bloat and spyware of windows but love my OS just werkingi wish i wasnt such a lazy techlet fag maybe i could tolerate linux for more than a few days
>>739457196>t. unemployed retard with a double digit iq
>>739457302Only unemployed people have time to keep tinkering with the OS endlessly.
>>739457419the entire worlds digital infrastructure runs on linux. every single piece of useful software that powers that infrastructure is developed on linux
>le l00nix just le breaks all the timeCan you please share your time machine, OP? I want to go back.
>>739457203just do it. once you've learned enough it will be worth it
>>739457504digital infrastructure? sorry mate, don't need it
>>739453950>Play Pic related on windows 11>It gives me a bunch of errors, need to run it as compatibility mode windows 7 and still has wide-screen support fucked up so I have to download a mod to fix it.>Play it on Ubuntu on the same computer>Works fine immediately.I don't understand your problem, OP.
>>739457574log off then
>>739457203What are some programs you need Windows for? You might have an easier time using Linux than you think, just look up all the compatibility for the programs you do use.I've been on Linux Mint for a few years now. Overall it's been nice and stable for me.
There would be no need for daily MS shill threads if Desktop Linux wasn't good for gaming.
>>739457792i do jack shit on my pc, just krita blender firefox and steam vidya along with other bits and bobs. most of my steam games are old pnc adventuresi tried mint and the other one made specifically for g*mers but the entire time it just felt unstable and inconsistent, shit wouldnt work the same way it did last time i booted etc. i hate to be a casual but theres a reason windows doesnt make you open the cmd anymore, its a hassle and i dont feel like fixing something that im used to simply functioning without issue
The secret is that the majority of anti-linux posts are written by Linuxfags that want you to stay on Windows.There's two camps. One wants everyone to be on Linux because Microsoft and Apple are awful. The other sees Windows as a containment zone for browns.
>Open installer with Lutris>Game works
>>739454231It has the same chance of problems like an emulator
>>739453950works on my machine
>>739454376>I switched to Linux because I disagree with monopolies on principle>*enables another monopoly*
>>739460107What's a monopoly? Is it when hostile companies eat shit for not providing a good service and cry foul? Because that benefits me greatly and will continue.
>>739460107>Steam ramps up support for Linux over the course of many years>for all those years, every other major platform is either indifferent or tells Linux users to get bent>"OH NOOOOO IT'S A MONOPOLY!"Nah, fuck off.You know you're wrong. I'm not even going to explain further.
>>739459970it doesn't, and emulators usually don't have problems either except for very new and experimental consoles
>>739460242Gog and Epic are factually superior to steam but you refuse to use them because you're a member of the Cult of GabeN
why are you tech illiterate retards so keen on arguing about OSs?
>>739460513>2% of computer users use Linux>"Steam is popular because it supports Linux!"utterly delusional
>>739460721I didn't write anything of the sort. I merely assumed that the accusation of monopoly was referring to the one thing you can't get anywhere except Steam, which is full Linux support. (I mean there's also itch.io so it wouldn't be a monopoly anyway but whatever.)
>>739460675Your skin is factually the color of feces.
Also>>739460721>2%it's significantly higher now, especially if you look at stats that exclude China, but I realize I'm splitting hairs.
>>739460721Wow that reading comprehension
>>739454091So just LTSC
>>739453950OP is 100% right. As shitty as Windows gets, you WILL be installing it and using it if you actulaly want to play vidya.
>>739454091At that point you are doing extra maintaining on your system to keep the trash out, not stopping you there but you already how it goes with Windows updates.
plz stay on windows plz plz plz plz
>>739454825>The world needs another open source operating system that respects the pc as a gaming machineThat's not how that works. Linux struggles to run Windows games because windows has a load of highly specific code running under the hood. That's why old Windows programs magically get new bugs on newer versions of Windows or modern programs can't run on older Windows, the code changes slightly between versions and things break, or Microsoft adds a new feature that old Windows can't handle.You can't just say "I'm going to make open source Windows with no bugs" because you'd need to reverse engineer all of the system, for each version of Windows, no sane person would do this when they can just use Windows itself. There's a reason Linuxfags tell you to use a VM / dual boot when you totally stump them
>>739457604That game was fun as fuck. Need to replay it sometime. The same kind of kino I had with Magic Carpet.
>>739453950Yup, one prefix (~2GB) for each game.
>>739460721I seriously doubt it's that low.
>>739462130>You can't just say "I'm going to make open source Windows with no bugs" because you'd need to reverse engineer all of the system, for each version of Windows, no sane person would do this when they can just...ReactOS will be finished sooner than linucks will catch up "in another decade" for another 20+ years
>>739462229It isn't.
>>739454091The spyware is a meme. When I have nothing open my cpu usage is 0%. If changing settings in Windows is too much for you then don't even bother with Linux.
>Linux fags are getting BTFO by Windows Chads again!Know your place!
>>739463674Wincucks literally let chinks rape their computers with kernel access malware
>>739458046>kritahehyou're already using a KDE product install something that ships with KDE, like bazzite or cachyos
>>739464151Nothing like having software installation be such a pain it's easier to just find a magical distro that ships with everything you need pre-installed instead of doing it yourself. >Then they bitch about windows being "bloated"Ya, just start yet another fork of a fork of an OS that still copies Windows/Mac's UI because you want a slightly different set of default programs. >The fucking drawer is overflowing with shitty forks but we still need more of them for some fucking reason...
>>739457419console and ipad is better than PC if you hate "tinkering"
>>739462130
>>739454365Dream car builder
>>739462130more like linux doesn't work as well as it should because hardware manufacturers are fucking kikes and refuse to write working drivers for linux and/or lock them the fuck down via signed firmware (njudea is especially guilty of this))then there's microjeet's vendor lock-in via bribing devs to work with their platform-exclusive APIs
>>739453950the past 8 years of using linux i just press the green play button. there have been some instances where i had to change the proton version to GE but that takes 30 secondsI dont know what makes winfags so deranged they have to lie through their teeth about things. must be the battered wife syndrome
>>739454971i got like 5 tumors from reading that
>>739454297>>game needs hypervisor>>set it up in a wine sandbox>>never need to fuck with settings againWhat the fuck are you talking about lol
>>739455102Every game is on Steam. If it's not on Steam it's obviously not worth playing.
>>739454091>Or is this stuff literally impossible to get outta there like AIDSliterally impossibleno matter the version, it will call homeset up a wireshark and watch it light up like it's giving aliens landing coordinates
>>739469780>If it's not on Steam it's obviously not worth playing.I disagree, Lutris just runs whatever without steam needed. Proton optional (but very good).
>>739453950Maybe you're just retarded OP, because my experience so far with linux has been>Install steam>Install game>Click on play>Just werksProton etc are handled by Steam or your distro.Also I've had better FPS and performance than on windows about 80% of the time. Mostly because my OS is constantly eating 10gb of RAM.
>>739453950>install game>windows need some updates>sure, why not?>it is an entirely different OS on reboot, with all shit re-arranged>there's a fucking clippy, but looking like sperm and consuming a good chunk of your GPU time>maximum audio volume now is almost silent>its a driver issue but its the only driver available>try running game>computer bluescreens after setting the nvme into a recoverable but not working mode
>>739470051>I disagree, Lutris just runs whatever without steam needed. Proton optional (but very good).Name ONE good game that isn't on Steam.
>>739470805>He didn't even click my imageWay to waste a good gag, retard.
>>739470460>Install 1st party lunix GPU drivers>Auto switches to 3rd party shit without asking or telling me>Boots to black screen>Think system is bricked until i figured out how to safe mode without graphics.>*Without asking or telling me>"Uhm ackschuually it was still YOUR fault" >Linux needs some updates>it's a fucking laundry list of shorthand technobabble>Implying this is any better than windows>Implying this is any better than windows considering software compatibility and installation is a complete nightmare of redundancies more interwoven than the inbred developers family tree.
>>739469316its you who lies
>>739470805Gunman Chronicles for some reason.
>>739470941For me so far it is better than Windows 10/11, even with the "tweaks".But it's not good.Last actually good OS was Windows 7Now it's all shit.>but that about OSMac is even worse, it's fucking obnoxious and authoritarian.
>>739470941>it's a fucking laundry list of shorthand technobabbleilliterate niggas somehow managing to post on a text boardI've been putting these off for like a month though maybe I should actually let it update, and still not have to restart after.>things 11/10toddlers can't say
>>739463421>windows>nothing openlol lmao
everytime i update everything on linux i restart my computer to finalize the update then my machine blackscreens on startup and i have to undo the update to fix it. so far in the past 3 years i have only used mint and cachyOS and this has happened with both OS's. i have learned overtime to just never update anything because it never goes well
I always finding it funny how loonixtards got filtered by windows, the literal baby toddler OS that even grandmas use, and then pretend they know anything about technology.
>>739455102you create a directory to act as a prefix, run winecfg to populate the prefix with a basic windows system, then point to that prefix and run the game exe with wine or umu/proton. easy peasy. all my games are pirated and i don't use steam and all my games work on linux.
>>739471820>haha you got filtered out of the shit eating contestthat's not how "filtering" works.
>>739455859proton gets money from steam.
>>739462130i really don't understand why people invest so much effort into writing shit that's not true at all and can be easily search for.
>>739471713>illiterateNot knowing every specific acronym and term used for low level software and drivers is not a literacy issue you fucking mongoloid.>Cherry picking your own update description>niggasOh, that explains your retardation. >Not having to restart afterImplying restarting isn't good practice anyways to ensure everything was finalizedImplying you can't be away from your computer for a few minutes every so often or figure out how to update when you sleep.
>>739454819except that you have spyware up the ass anon
>>739455102heroic launcher. has built in support for epic, gog, and amazon games. easy to add pirated games as well.
>>739472247>Implying restarting isn't good practice anyways to ensure everything was finalizedWindows brain>Actually I want it to update for me automatically anyway and continue the problem I complain aboutWindows buckbroken
>>739453950This is fake. I can tell because OP didn't mention the insatiable urge to install Adobe® Photoshop™ as soon as he booted Linux.
>>739455102>Games, Add a non-steam game to my librarywow, so hard
The worst thing about these threads is that it might eventually lead to an influx of retards using linux and thats the last thing we need. Let the fucking normiecattle wallow in the filth of windows. They shouldnt be anywhere fucking near linux.
>>739470941>>Install 1st party lunix GPU drivers>>Auto switches to 3rd party shit without asking or telling me>>Boots to black screen>>Think system is bricked until i figured out how to safe mode without graphics.>>*Without asking or telling me>>"Uhm ackschuually it was still YOUR fault"Yes, all of these things DEFINITELY happened kek
>>739472342>Actually I want it to update for me automatically anyway and continue the problem I complain aboutWhen the fuck did I say anything like that? Are you so retarded you can't click a fucking Update&Shutdown button before you go to bed? Or are you that desperate to continue projecting your retardation? >>739472537>Computers never make mistakes or fuck up updates! Especially not my PC(TM)Idiot.
>>739472678I can just update whenever I want without shutting down though.
Ehh I'll still be sticking with linux.
>>739453950>Windows emulator like protonThis is how we know how ignorant you are.
>>739453950>play game (but at reduced framerates because that's just what Linux hardware support is like)No it's>play game at increased framerate because:>translating DX9/10/11/12 calls to Vulkan is faster than native>no windows bloat slowing things down>don't have windows' scheduler gimping your AMD CPU
