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jsomae ,

I do find the steam deck is kind of buggy, at least for my use cases (usually docked, mostly used for emulation, and so on). But I’m thrilled that it exists, so I’m trying to support it as much as possible.

jeff ,
@jeff@programming.dev avatar

When does something become mainstream? The Steam Deck has sold millions of units.

ssm ,
@ssm@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

I could have sworn the last panel in this meme said “Stop having fun”. Mandela effect?

booty ,
@booty@hexbear.net avatar

reddit bros would literally rather believe they slipped through the cracks in reality than that they misremembered one word for its synonym pathetic

Feathercrown ,

Mandela effect. It’s always been Quit. Stop just sounds more natural

GenderIsOpSec ,
@GenderIsOpSec@hexbear.net avatar

running bannerlord with mods just fine, because some hero had already done the work for me and just gave me the terminal commands to make everything function sicko-tux

WeebLife ,

Just dual boot and call it good.

fishos ,
@fishos@lemmy.world avatar

You can literally say the exact same thing with Windows. That’s how you Linux peeps feel, constantly yelling “why are you using windows! Stop having fun!”

Is windows perfect? Nah. But does it work most the time? Yeah. All the bitching about windows being shit and yet my 300+ installed games all work… Crazy…

How about just let people use what they like and shut up with the damn “my OS is better than yours” nonsense?

It’s posts like this, that even though I’ve used Linux in the past, make me immediately think “nah, fuck that, I’ll stick to windows. I don’t want to deal with those people.”

You’re more of a harm than help.

domi ,
@domi@lemmy.secnd.me avatar

I’ll stick to windows. I don’t want to deal with those people."

That’s a strange conclusion to come to, installing an OS doesn’t come with the obligation to deal with anyone.

I like to play games on Steam but that doesn’t mean I have to deal with the atrocity that is the Steam forums.

nasi_goreng ,
@nasi_goreng@lemmy.zip avatar

Oh, being annoying to casual user makes them anti to whatever we promote.

The keyword is being moderate and helpful. Not forceful or annoying.

Feathercrown ,

Until you need tech support from a forum

jbk ,

my OS is better than yours

heavy “btw i use arch” vibes

Feathercrown ,

Immutable distros are the new arch

BRINGit34 ,
@BRINGit34@lemmygrad.ml avatar

I pretty much am exclusively on linux just because I prefer the workflow of gnome.

Sure a few games don’t work but it’s usually a competitive game I have no interest in.

Being able to use my computer without ads or shitty updates is a godsend

roux ,
@roux@hexbear.net avatar

Honestly I couldn’t give less of a shit of most triple A games or esports games not running on Linux because of EAC. I’ll gladly keep throwing money at indy devs that make games that don’t suck.

tetris11 ,
@tetris11@lemmy.ml avatar

I played Fifa on my friend’s Xbox the other day. We had to wait for an active connection before we could play each other. Players were removed from the roster because of updates from the server. Once his game pass was verified, we still had to log out and log in a few times, navigate the strange menu hierarchy to actually play against one another. Same pattern when trying to play NHL, same with Madden.

I remember when you used to buy a sports game, and everything you needed just loaded from the disk. Menus were easy, and you were two clicks away from starting an offline game.

This is why FitGirl repack’s are a god-send. Declutters the bullshit, repacks the parts you actually want, and let’s you play the game like you’re not renting it on the whims of a fussy game lord.

frauddogg ,
@frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml avatar

A lot of my problem there is a solid half the games I play and make mods for run through EAC, so I’d be losing outright hobbies, not just slop.

Asafum ,

Exactly. I fucking hate microsuck for putting me in this position, but I pretty much only use my PC for gaming and watching stuff and the games I really like have this EAC bs…

“Just get a console then bro” lol… Lmao even.

frauddogg ,
@frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml avatar

“Just get a console then bro”

Guhhhhhh, yeah, sure, let’s play into console wars and exclusivity bullshit and dumping nearly a grand every three years when a well-built PC will last you ten. Nahhhhhh, familia.

roux ,
@roux@hexbear.net avatar

I can understand that tbh.

One thing I do miss is the larger modding commuinity. Like R2ModManager works on Linux so a lot of Unity-based games have mod support and it all works with Proton basically out of the box. There is a Linux build for the Satisfactory Mod Manager too which I thought was kind of weird lol.

AntiOutsideAktion ,
@AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net avatar

I gave it a shot and discovered it’s trash. Nothing works.

Lemongrab ,

Odd. Things continue to improve, maybe it has gotten better? The majority of issues/glitches ive experienced on Linux while gaming have been glitches present on Windows too. Out of my library, there are no games that are outright unplayable on Linux, and 1 game that I need to host lobbies to play multiplayer. I tend to get better performance on Linux as well.

I recommend for anyone considering Linux for gaming, look at ProtonDB to see if your fav games are playable or require workarounds. I find it rare that I actually need to look anything up.

AntiOutsideAktion ,
@AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net avatar

Better in the last 6 months?

Procapra ,
@Procapra@hexbear.net avatar

For most people it is literally:

1.Install steam 2.Change the setting so proton is used on all games 3.Download/install game 4.Play

I guess there might be difficulty setting up lutris and drivers but that’s something a search on your search engine of choice can fix, or even just asking here.

AntiOutsideAktion ,
@AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net avatar

Oh shit I didn’t think of that. (sarcasm)

Evilsandwichman ,

Meanwhile in the real world, people be like “what’s a linux?”

brucethemoose ,

I still have to keep Windows around for (ironically) performance reasons.

Some sim games like Rimworld and Stellaris just have a big hit on linux for me, native or Proton. And in a sim game, that means slow turns and stutters you can’t avoid instead of slightly lesser graphics. And it’s not sublte, native stellaris is like a good 30%-40% slower with even higher spikes last time I benched them back to back.

Roopappy ,

heh. This reminds me of electric cars. I’ve been happily driving one for 9 years.

Lots of people online and in person tell me “Electric cars aren’t there yet. They won’t work.” Well, you must be correct then. I just handed down my first EV to my kid and bought a second one.

tetris11 ,
@tetris11@lemmy.ml avatar

Battery situation could be better.

T4V0 ,
@T4V0@lemmy.pt avatar

Sodium batteries seem promising, though density is lower than Lithium.

frauddogg ,
@frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml avatar

Wish I could empathize, but I refuse to trust a car I can’t fix myself. There’s entirely too many computers and entirely too many points of failure-- it’s a good thing that I’m medically ‘advised’ not to drive. I wouldn’t be able to switch over until someone released an EV with the kinds of home-maintainability that like. A 60’s Mustang once had.

I’m not tryna have to have the shit towed to a Firestone-- or god forbid the manufacturer themselves-- just to have to pay hand-over-fist to fix the errors borne of their shoddy fuckin work.

lemmyvore ,

I refuse to trust a car I can’t fix myself

Isn’t that basically all cars nowadays? It’s not about the type of engine, cars have gone “no serviceable parts inside” for at least a decade.

frauddogg ,
@frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml avatar

Yeah, and my last car was from the 80s lmfao. After seeing the way my coworkers were practically beholden to mechanic shops just to keep their cars running like every six months, I said ‘no thank you’.

notfromhere ,

Good news, oil changes on electric cars are not a thing. Wiper blades, wiper fluid, air filters, rotate tires is about it. Maybe brakes and brake fluid at some point but haven’t needed it in over 5 years yet.

Only thing I’ve needed at the mechanic is rotate/balance tires and replace cracked windshield as I don’t want to own the equipment for that.

DoiDoi , (edited )
@DoiDoi@hexbear.net avatar

Yeah I’ve had an electric car for several years now and it’s by far the least I’ve ever had to think about my car.

golden_zealot , (edited )
@golden_zealot@lemmy.ml avatar

When is the last time you drove either down an unpaved washboarded road for 30 hours one way without any charging locations, and then back, and how did it fare? Also let me know how it works at -45 C.

I’m sure it works well for suburban/city streets, doubtful it works well for the above.

apprehensively_human ,

I’d be curious to know the stats of how many driving trips are done in cities vs your washboard example.

Feathercrown ,

Well, “30 hours” disqualifies >50% of trips, because most trips are under 3 miles.

kbal ,
@kbal@fedia.io avatar

To paraphrase the great wisdom observed in another comment:

You can literally say the exact same thing with gasoline cars. That's how you "electric" peeps feel, constantly yelling "why are you burning oil! Stop having fun!"

Are fossil fuels perfect? Nah. But does it work most the time? Yeah. All the bitching about oil being shit and yet my 500+ hp v8 SUV just works..... Crazy....

How about just let people use what they like and shut up with the damn "my car is better than yours" nonsense?

It's posts like this, that even though I've seen an electric car in the past, make me immediately think "nah, fuck that, I'll stick to killing the planet. I don't want to deal with those people."

hedders ,
@hedders@mas.to avatar

@cordlessterry This is what I’ve found recently. For years I stuck with Windows basically for gaming and no other reason. Finally threw in the towel a couple weeks ago and installed Zorin OS, expecting a massive uphill battle to get my games to work. Instead, it was just … fine. The most I’ve had to do is change the compatibility settings on a couple of games in Steam to use Proton Experimental.

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