I want to go Linux on my main gaming system coz I like KDE and GNOME more than ugly ass Windows 11, but I just don’t want to deal with compatibility crap.

So what games do you play?

Most just work out of the box for me without having to deal with anything

You mean the old debian based version? True, but the steam machines concept was a major misfire. This is not the case with steam deck and its version of SteamOS

I don’t think Overwatch 2 and Marvel Rivals work. Mostly coz they are online multiplayers. I also play games ranging from really old from circa late 90’s to brand new games like Doom The Dark Ages. I’m sure there will be a lot of problematic ones in between as some are already problematic with Windows, let alone anything else.

As a primary Linux user, there are many cases that don’t work. Many kernel level anti cheat (which I would refuse to install on windows anyway), some games have noticeable worse performance (obscure expedition 33 has low average fps and terrible dips on linux, but it’s “OK” on windows for my specific hardware ).

On average, I think Linux is still better, but YMMV depending and what games your want and what HW you have.

Imho Valve’s crown jewel is proton, which is already available by default on any Linux Steam install. Going for a “boring” Linux like Mint and installing Steam delivers a seamless experience for many gamer profiles already nowadays. The progress has been amazing (ymmv of course)

Still very excited about SteamOS because so many gamers seem to put enough trust in Valve to actually bite the bullet and ditch Windows.

I don’t think Overwatch 2 and Marvel Rivals work. Mostly coz they are online multiplayers. I also play games ranging from really old from circa late 90’s to brand new games like Doom The Dark Ages. I’m sure there will be a lot of problematic ones in between as some are already problematic with Windows, let alone anything else.

I migrated away from Windows to Cachy OS earlier this year and I’ve never been happier. Linux still isn’t perfect for gaming but it’s night and day compared to the last time I tried like 10 years ago.

Light and day???

Both Overwatch 2 and Marvel Rivals work out of the box. I have had no issues playing either game. Are we anti cheat yet can help you see what multiplayer games work.

The older games you play may actually work better. Many people have found that Wine fixes several of issues when running older games.

Yeah, I’ve seen how you have to manually install EasyAntiCheat garbage on Linux. It looked like absolute horseshit stupidity. Wouldn’t want to deal with that.

I don’t think Overwatch 2 and Marvel Rivals work. Mostly coz they are online multiplayers. I also play games ranging from really old from circa late 90’s to brand new games like Doom The Dark Ages. I’m sure there will be a lot of problematic ones in between as some are already problematic with Windows, let alone anything else.

I started the switch over last night. Installed Kubuntu on a spare external ssd. Got Steam installed, figured out how to select the drivers I needed for my nvidia gpu. Even got remote desktop access to the game server I’m running. Linux has amazing capabilities built in, I’m impressed. Took some work to get Enshrouded running on Steam this afternoon (probably not the best game to start off with, it’s problematic) but after a good bit of trying different options it started up. If I can get Orca running for my 3d printer, there really isn’t much I’m going to miss from Windows.

I started the switch over last night. Installed Kubuntu on a spare external ssd. Got Steam installed, figured out how to select the drivers I needed for my nvidia gpu. Even got remote desktop access to the game server I’m running. Linux has amazing capabilities built in, I’m impressed. Took some work to get Enshrouded running on Steam this afternoon (probably not the best game to start off with, it’s problematic) but after a good bit of trying different options it started up. If I can get Orca running for my 3d printer, there really isn’t much I’m going to miss from Windows.

I don’t understand your argument. 100% of my library works under Linux. In fact based on protondb’s ratings, half of them don’t even require me to do anything (this is excluding titles that run native on Linux):

For the half that requires “tinkering” it literally means adding one well documented argument to the command line to make it run smoothly.

The benefits of Linux far outweigh the cons of having to suffer the shitshow that is windows.

Okay, fair enough. I actually have a sacrificial SSD in my system that I can entirely dedicate to Linux install without dealing with dual boot and I’m just gonna slap Kubuntu on there since I already use it on other systems and see how it works for games I’m currently playing (OW2, Marvel Rivals, Doom The Dark Ages and Oblivion Remaster).

EDIT: What about GOG and potentially Epic games? I mostly have games on Steam, but I have A LOT of nostalgic games on GOG and I’m pathological hoarder on Epic that I might play one day.