• Aeri@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Or if you’re into online gaming.

    I have to fend off linux nerds with a bat. The bottom line is “that’s cool and all but there are a lot of things that I can’t do with linux and I’m not willing to make that big of a change”

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      15 hours ago

      And the main issue there tends to be anti-cheat, and that’s a chicken-and-egg problem:

      • game devs won’t support Linux/macOS because players don’t use Linux/macOS
      • players won’t use Linux/macOS because game devs don’t support it

      The more people we can convince to use Linux as a daily driver, the more game devs will notice and the more likely they are to support Linux. We’ve seen a lot of game devs make an effort since the Steam Deck became a thing, and it’s always getting better.

      It’s totally fine to dual boot, but spending some amount of time gaming on Linux (where possible) helps send the message that Linux support is wanted and is profitable.

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        21 hours ago

        Pretty much every multiplayer online game will at best lose its shit and not run, and at worst, ban you instantaneously if you try to access it with Linux

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          1 day ago

          I heard there were issues with those, but not sure on the specifics