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    [–] [email protected] 122 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    At least when I open up Mac OS, it doesn’t show me a pop up ad telling me how XBOX CONTROLLERS COME IN SO MANY COLORS NOW click here to buy.

    I’ve gotten that pop up the last 3 times I’ve booted up my windows machine.

    Windows is great for gaming. But it’s the only thing I turn that machine on for.

    [–] mortalic 90 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Gaming on Linux is pretty legit now. I don't even boot into windows very often. In recent memory, only one AAA game didn't work out of the box for me that required booting into windows.

    [–] mesamunefire 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    No joke, most of my games work better on Linux because of proton than my Windows box. Such a nice experience.

    [–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

    Same here. Linux just need rolling gameplay recording and better controller support (steering wheels for one) and for me it'd be set. I know Decky has it for the Steam Deck but I haven't seen one for desktop that works fine on Wayland.

    [–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Have a rather „expensive“ sim racing rig and would love to switch over to Linux again. But it’s simply a niche in a niche so I don’t expect any surprises in the near future. Too bad

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    Yeah, sim racing is very much left out in the Linux world, if not pretty janky. Virtual reality isn't doing too hot here either, Valve just announced Steam Link for the Oculus headsets, and right now it's Windows only.

    [–] Barack_Embalmer 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    TBF I haven't actually tried Asetto Corsa with my steering wheel, or XPlane with my VR headset on Linux yet I just assumed it wouldn't work. As soon as they do, I can't wait to shitcan Windows forever.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    I've tried Euro Truck Sim 2 with my G29, which was built for PlayStation but can work on PC with drivers on both Windows and Linux. On Linux, PS4 mode doesn't work on Linux, but PS3 mode does - the main thing is you lose the speed indicators on your wheel, if you really want them speed lights you'll have to go Windows and install G HUB.

    Some say PS3 mode disables clutch support since that was the case when using it on a PS3 but IDK if this is the case on PC and specifically Linux. Cursory search points towards no.

    [–] Barack_Embalmer 2 points 1 year ago

    That's useful to know that it at least mostly works. I should really try it out with my Thrustmaster T300, I could be pleasantly surprised. I use an Oculus Quest 2 headset, which requires Meta's app to run on Windows, so not sure how that would pan out.

    If I could one day be playing BeamNG, with my FFB wheel, in VR, on Linux - I will have truly attained nirvana.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

    Highly recommend this feels exactly like I still have shadowplay with no performance loss.

    [–] finestnothing 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

    So far black desert online is the only game that I've wanted to play that I can't on Linux (eac is awful). I know there are others, but it's mainly fps games that bother with windows-only eac and I don't play fps games all that much. Battlebit is probably the only fps I've been playing in the past few months, and they use/will be using a linux-compatible eac version which I'm jazzed about

    [–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

    Actually, EAC has a Proton-compatible build, the devs just have to use it. It's not a hard switch, they just have to choose to allow Linux compatibility, which most devs (well, really it's probably an exec level decision) do not.

    [–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

    In black desert’s case, there’s no chance they would ever allow anyone to play without a kernel anti cheat, which EAC doesn’t allow on linux. The game is literally all grind, if bots could run on linux it would absolutely ravage the already shit economy.

    [–] finestnothing 2 points 1 year ago

    From the controversy around battlebit using eac, apparently the eac version that is just a checkmark for proton/Linux support is not a drop in replacement for the regular one that is more popular. The one with that option would require a lot of refactoring code, and doesn't have all of the features of the main eac unfortunately.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

    That's unfortunate, but not surprising. I can't exactly expect Epic to port the wine compatible version to the old release, so it makes sense.

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

    I only ever boot Windows for VR. That's it

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

    I gave up on trying BattleBit for free on Ubuntu 22.04 this weekend, no Proton or GE-Proton version would run that motherfucker.

    I didn't feel like booting Windows.

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Modding can be an issue though.

    Btw, does Wallabag work now on Linux?

    And i don't get Reshade since 5.* to work in wine/proton anymore?

    [–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

    I have never ever seen this on my windows install.

    [–] ShitOnABrick 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Just disable everything I don't get this on my pc

    [–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

    Me either. Not that I'm advocating this BS practice!

    [–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

    The very first thing you have to do when you start to use a new Windows or phone is to spend an hour or two disabling all the bullshit options.

    [–] hydroel 1 points 1 year ago

    I'm also surprised that people see this kind of ads: I haven't seen any since I removed Outlook free (after Windows prompted me to switch because the older UWP Mail app was being retired). I'm always surprised when people complain about the number of ads they get in Windows.

    But that's not the point: the point is no paid software should contain any ad.

    [–] c0mbatbag3l 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I've never once seen this, is it W11?

    [–] konalt 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    I'm on W11 and have never seen an ad in the OS.

    [–] AnUnusualRelic 1 points 11 months ago

    I think it's much more agressive in some territories. I'm in Europe an I never saw it either.

    Otoh, I don't boot windows very often, maybe once a month.

    [–] MajorHavoc 9 points 1 year ago

    Yeah. I was literally just talking about how my SteamDeck is going to let me retire my remaining Windows PC. And by retire it, I mean install Linux, and continue to enjoy it.

    [–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    If you can't even find the option to disable suggestions, can you even call yourself a computer expert?

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

    No, but you can call yourself a gamer.