Im not sure why, but making the swap to linux has made me play more if my games.
Im not sure why, but making the swap to linux has made me play more if my games.
So I swapped over to Pop!_os a couple of weeks ago, having never used Linux in my life. Honestly I blame Lemmy, but I am good with it. It has been a fantastic change.
During this swap - I was trying to find some games to install. I guess this forced me to re-assess my digital collection and rediscover things.
I started playing slay the spire, control, guild wars 2, against the storm, path of exile, caves of qud, and just so many other things I forgot I had or moved on from.
Anyway - just an observation that Linux has somehow managed to rekindle the gamer in me after a stressful last year.
Anyway, thats all. Thanks to all of y'all for helping me troubleshoot everything.
Edit: ...more OF my games.
Literally same. Changed my daily driver from windows a year or so ago and its been night and day. Having to be intentional about acquiring games and getting them running with proton/lutris (not too much work these days thanks to Valve and GloriousEggroll) made me less of a collector and much more focused on what I want to play. Which means I play a lot more. Also this year has had some phenominal titles for indie and AAA.
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You can edit titles on Lemmy.
And that's awesome! I got the same effect when I got my Steam Deck. All of a sudden, I was passionate about gaming again.
Enjoy!
Yeah I'm on Sync and it's not letting me - or I'm an idiot
Similar story here. I flipped from Windows 10 to Elementary OS a few weeks back, and have opened Steam to play games way more than I ever have.
I think the change of scenery help rekindle my desire to play games.
@Null @citrusface is Linux better than windows? I have a Mac? How can I put Linux on it?
What Mac do you have? The instructions will vary depending on whether it's x86 vs Apple silicon, and what year / "make" the Mac is.
I think all operating system have their plusses and minuses.
I would suggest dual booting and trying out a distro before fully jumping ship.
There are a lot of distros to choose from, but installing Linux is a pretty easy task.
You'll essentially just need to boot into BIOS and the boot from a USB that you've mounted an ISO on for the distro of your choice.
I am using Pop!_os and personally, I love it. It has a MacOS feel, but it's not a locked in ecosystem.
You can use this site to get a feel for your options - Elementary OS is another that has a MacOS feel.
Once you land on a distro you want to try out - YouTube will be your friend, there are 1000 videos out there to show you how to set a up a dual boot.
Just make sure you back up ALL of your files before you start anything just to be safe.
Not sure how to put it on a Mac, but I don't think any os is better than others. Windows, Linux, and MacOS to me is just like picking a flavor of ice cream. They all do the job, but what are you willing to tolerate?
Now I know that's over simplified but that's really how I look at it.
I remember few years ago (or like 5 years ago) when I was switching to windows on and off. Maximum of 1 year I switch to Linux, in a few months I switch back.
Thanks to Steam contribution (and all the devs at winehq/dxvk), I stayed on Linux for more than a year and not planning to swith back. My favorite fps game is insurgency sandstorm.:) works great on Linux