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Great news from 2023

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Linux is so much better than sex.
- Can you compile sex from source? Ha, didn't think so!
  
  Think again https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/sex
  
  Can you freely modify and distribute sex? Not that I know of!
- I actually have access to Linux 🤷‍♂️

Finally, chex quest HD
- The moment we've all been waiting for.
  
  Windows has finally been defeated.

Nobody using Windows is sad about this like the meme suggests however. Literally no one is "team windows" lol
- Nobody is actively team windows, but they immediately become team windows as soon as you suggest they try Linux.
  
  Maybe because people just don't care for unsolicited "advice" from Linux nerds?
- I mean, I use Windows more than Linux, but seeing the news that it's easier to play games on Linux is great. And from a dev perspective, if I more stuff just works on Linux, fucking fantastic.
- That's wrong. It's definitely not most people, but many are undoubtedly team windows people.

Why would Windows users be crying. Most users have ambivalence/hate relationship with it.
- Right, judging by the image, I assumed some of those games would run on Linux, but not Windows. Which didn't make a lot of sense for a 90s Windows game.

It's too bad the native Linux versions of old id Tech 0/1/2/3/4 games aren't being posted on Steam.
And worse, for the old id Tech 0/1 games it's not even the Windows version, nor a native emulator, it's running the DOS version in the Windows version of DOSBox in Proton.
Although now I notice this is actually a remake, not the id Tech 1 original.
- You do know gzdoom exists, right? You can play old id games and games based on the doom engine natively by purchasing them and running the .wad file through gzdoom.
  
  This is true, but for idtech 3 and 4 games there were official Linux binaries, but they arent distributed by platforms like steam, even though they already ship Linux versions of other games. Quake 4 or Doom 3 was I think the last of the official Linux binaries from Id.
  
  I know, you can set the native version up outside of Steam, (and they'll probably be superior if it's a source port). It would still be nice if the version Steam gave you was a native Linux version.
  
  There are better source ports if you just want to play vanilla doom games.

I thought proton is an email/vpn company, do they have a gaming client like steam?
- This proton isn't affiliated with the one you're talking about. Proton is a tool that valve developed based on wine that lets windows games run on Linux, especially the steamdeck
  https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton
  
  I wish you answer me one more question. I bought games on steam that later found they're "Windows only". I can't play these games on the steam I installed on my linux pc. I can only play them on the steam of my windows pc.
  Can I play them on linux using Proton? If yes, then this might allow me remove windows from my life completely
- It's the name of the wine-like thing that steam uses to run pc games on linux

My favourite game Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation works again. Ciao!

Um, I tried Mint for gaming and while the community is strong on helping me figure out what was wrong with my video drivers and my Logitech steering wheel, i realized I could just not run Linux and spend the time actually playing my working game on Windows.
I'm not a Windows fanboy. The majority of people just want a turn key experience. Linux(for now) is not yet a trouble free experience.
- what was your issue exactly ?
  
  Wine is an awesome feat of engineering to be sure, but even the gold level compatibility Windows games dont always work out of the box on any linux distro without a bunch of tweaks, installation of drivers, windows DLLs etc etc. Its time consuming and people dont have time, thats a huge issue.
  Another issue is when the inevitable distro update comes, you have a 50/50 chance of all those tweaks having to be done again (for each game) if something with the upgrade goes sideways. Even just updating wine itself can occasionally break things, and then you are back in the support forum looking for answers.. for hours.. instead of just playing the game. For slightly more advanced users I think Lutris is the way to go, you can configure the games yourself and launch them with various versions of wine or proton, and that seems to work pretty well in most cases.
  The right answer is for game manufactures to make the games for Linux, so the right answer is to get Linux desktop market share up over 10%, thats the only way to force the issue.
  
  Initially, the game ran like a potato with input lag. Prime run was missing and then a few visits to forums and finally got the game to run at normal frame rates, which isn't faster than Windows. Then it would randomly lag. 120fps to 30 back to 120.
  Then there was the issue with my Logitech 928 wheel, shifter and pedals. It straight doesn't work and gave up figuring it out when I found that even at the highest fps, it was just equal to Windows.
  So basically I'm installing Forza Horizon 5 but with extra steps with no gain.
- Bro tried one distro and condemned the entire span of Linux systems. Aight.
  
  You realise that having to try a whole bunch of other distros is so much worse compared to the "turn key experience" they're after, right? And it's a valid complaint. I generally agree with the sentiment, even though I've more or less sworn off Windows whenever I can possibly avoid it.
  
  Blame the user and not the product. What are you, Tim Apple?
  
  Bro didn't even spend two weeks of his life fucking around with different distros and trying various workarounds and hacks trying to get them to work with his games before he just went back to playing games on a system he knows works. Aight
  
  Bro tried one distro and condemned the entire span of Linux systems. Aight.
  Seems to be a reoccurring running theme.

It would be more relevant if the cap had the apple logo.

MF CHEX QUEST?!?!
- Not just that but an HD re-release supported by the original creators, approved by General Mills, and last I checked, free. It ran flawlessly on my deck a few months back.

Honestly Proton is great but Windows for gaming is still the best of the three main oses
- @thecookingsenpai @Titou Yet has to be said, I've been using linux for gaming for almost 2 years now, the amount of games you can play now compared to PlayOnLinux era is impressive.
  I only run into issues when the game uses windows only anti-cheats, but I don't have many of those games ( I said goodbye to League now that they are adding Vanguard ), therefor I can play fully on Linux.
  
  On this i completely agree (although 9 days later)
- I've yet to find games I can't play on Linux these days.
  
  All my games run great. I have one annoying issue that I haven't worked out the root cause of yet. But basically the issue is the computer goes to sleep/black screen whilst I'm playing with a joypad. It obviously thinks the PC is idle. However It doesn't happen with Stardew Valley so I'm thinking the issue is non-native Linux games. Currently I'm playing Dredge which is Windows only so running via Proton in Steam.
  
  Game Pass
- depending on what kind of games you play.
  if you play mostly offline or indie games, you won't notice any difference.
  like half of online/live services games (e.g. League of Legends, Rainbow Six Siege) that include anticheats are borked
- nah you're wrong, in term of performances

I'd like to know more about Chex quest
- It's The Ultimate Doom but re-skinned to be Chex cereal themed and "non-violent"
- It's free! https://store.steampowered.com/app/804270/Chex_Quest_HD/
  
  *The "HD remaster"

still waiting for Alley Cat.

This is just as contrived and boring as the console wars
- In my opinion not at all. Linux started as a project from a nerd and nerds around the world joined in. I know now a day's a lot of companies contribute but what they contribute is open for the nerds to use. Unlike the console wars where it's company vs company with fanboys picking sides.
  Now it's now neck beards vs industry and that's way more interesting. I'm obviously picking the nerd/neck beard side cause fuck the big corp
- I prefer Linux as a OS, so I'm really happy that I can play games that aren't supported by devs. And it has benefits - since Linux is a better OS by a mile some games work better on it. For example Valheim on Windows is unplayable for me since it shuts down my computer after 5 - 20 mins, while on Linux it runs without problems and has smaller FPS drops in my gigantic castle. Maybe it's a bad example since it has support for Linux, but Ravenswatch doesn't and also has better performance on Linux through Proton.
- well, not entirely, it doesn’t cost anything to switch operating systems. if something is a console exclusive, say goodbye to $570
- Shallow and pedantic
- Even worse, cause one side isn't giving a fuck about it.
  Like, which Windows user cares that Linux is getting Windows-emulated games? Literally no one. Let alone enough to cry about it.
  
  Do you go to restaurants and complain there is food there? This is a place for linux memes.
  
  Yeah! You're cool cuz you don't care about this stuff. And also people who do care about this stuff are less cool than you. Yeah!
  
  This is a Wendy's, sir.
  
  Wine Is Not an Emulator
  
  which Windows user cares
  I think its more about windows itself caring but not windows users. Microsoft is probably sad that thoose games are working on linux with great performance

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