Linux is simply better than Windows for gaming

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temps 20 hours ago

Originally posted by The_Abortionator:
Originally posted by Zefar:

Windows can play ALL of the games. Linux can not. That makes Windows better.

Lol, Windows can't play all the games.

Every release Windows loses compatibility with titles, not to mention Windows straight up plays worse.

Windows 10 doesn't support 16bit programs so thats out the Window. Windows 10 also can't play games with legacy DRM such as SecuRom. Even games from the Windows 8 era and before have MASSIVE issues. Borderlands 1/2 on WIndows can straight up crash playing on higher resolutions due to not being able to address enough memory. Borderlands 2 also gains 200%+ performance playing on Linux.

Not to mention games like F.E.A.R. and GTA4 on Linux don't need the fixes they do on Windows.

Not to mention games like R6 Vegas 1/2, CoD 2, MW1/2 SCBW the classic Blizzard games, and many more have severe crashing and other issues on Windows but not Linux.

KF2's famous black screen freeze is something I've never had on Linux, the alt tab issue the MCC has on WIndows doesn't exist on Linux. The list goes on.

The real irony is as time goes on Linux will end up with more Windows game compatibility than Windows does.

I saw this post today and laughed because yeah, I just played GTA 4 yesterday on my Linux PC and didn't have to do any troubleshooting to play the game like the people running Windows spyware have to do to run the game. And they tell me they run Windows corporate spyware OS because it supposedly involves less troubleshooting to run games lol

Btw I get better performance in games because I run Linux too lol

Funny to think there are cases where Linux is actually easier to use than Windows and even has better game compatibility

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Lime 20 hours ago

thats cool bro

Thermal Lance 20 hours ago

Erm. As much of a Linux shill as I am. There is still some kinks to iron out before crowning Linux king.

Plaid 20 hours ago

I've pretty much put the prospect of ever again using a Windows OS behind me. That is except for business purposes.

eram 20 hours ago

Native Linux games are better on Linux..

Lanterno 20 hours ago

Well if you like to do more than just game and use many different modding, data integrity, security, preservation utilities and other tools. Linux is overrated.

Armagon 20 hours ago

You can't be having that much fun OP, hence why you're on here complaining about windows.

Plaid 20 hours ago

Originally posted by Armagon:
You can't be having that much fun OP, hence why you're on here complaining about windows.

we've found the windows fanboy.

redeyes 20 hours ago

its not better yet
but when it is ima switch for sure, heard steam is making a OS too based on linux

allegedly 20 hours ago

Originally posted by redeyes:
heard steam is making a OS too based on linux

omg that would be a game changer

Lanterno 20 hours ago

Originally posted by redeyes:
its not better yet
but when it is ima switch for sure, heard steam is making a OS too based on linux

They have been doing it ever since the steam deck came out. But their DRM is also awful and I wouldnt feel comfortable using their OS if they are going to go into it with the same anti consumer nonsense as they have been for a while now.

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Thermal Lance 20 hours ago

Originally posted by Lanterno:
Originally posted by redeyes:
its not better yet
but when it is ima switch for sure, heard steam is making a OS too based on linux

They have been doing it ever since the steam deck came out. But their DRM is also awful and I wouldnt feel comfortable using their OS if they are going to go into it with the same anti consumer nonsense as they have been for a while now.

Could you elaborate on that anti consumer nonsense?

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temps 20 hours ago

Originally posted by Lanterno:
Originally posted by redeyes:
its not better yet
but when it is ima switch for sure, heard steam is making a OS too based on linux

They have been doing it ever since the steam deck came out. But their DRM is also awful and I wouldnt feel comfortable using their OS if they are going to go into it with the same anti consumer nonsense as they have been for a while now.

idk what you're talking about... Steam is probably the most consumer-friendly gaming company there is other than (maybe) GoG.

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redeyes 20 hours ago

Originally posted by Lanterno:
Originally posted by redeyes:
its not better yet
but when it is ima switch for sure, heard steam is making a OS too based on linux

They have been doing it ever since the steam deck came out. But their DRM is also awful and I wouldnt feel comfortable using their OS if they are going to go into it with the same anti consumer nonsense as they have been for a while now.

yea valve loves making stuff then abandoning it. i got the valve index and they literaly only made one game, still salty about that

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Lanterno 20 hours ago

Originally posted by Thermal Lance:
Originally posted by Lanterno:

They have been doing it ever since the steam deck came out. But their DRM is also awful and I wouldnt feel comfortable using their OS if they are going to go into it with the same anti consumer nonsense as they have been for a while now.
Could you elaborate on that anti consumer nonsense?

Steam can no longer stay in offline mode indefinitely. Its now either 2 weeks or 2 months not entirely sure. Before you're forced to connect to their servers to use the launcher. Its DRM nonsense. And it wasn't always like that either. Gabe even had that quote where he said piracy is a service problem. Its crazy how the mighty have fallen.

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Lanterno 20 hours ago

Originally posted by temps:
Originally posted by Lanterno:

They have been doing it ever since the steam deck came out. But their DRM is also awful and I wouldnt feel comfortable using their OS if they are going to go into it with the same anti consumer nonsense as they have been for a while now.

idk what you're talking about... Steam is probably the most consumer-friendly gaming company there is other than (maybe) GoG.

It was. And yeah GOG is amazing. Wish they had more games.

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