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1725 points taubek | 11 comments | 27 Mar 23 05:20 UTC | HN request time: 0.987s | source | bottom
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kstenerud ◴[27 Mar 23 06:10 UTC] No.35323424[source]▶
I finally made the switch to Ubuntu Mate on Friday and WOW, color me impressed!

The only reason I stuck with Windows on my desktop machine for so long was gaming, and the last time I tried switching over was 10 years ago. Spoiler: it was a shitshow.

This time, things are MUCH better! The Mate desktop environment is simple, stable, clean, does the job and gets out of your way (kinda reminds me of Windows 2000). Steam's Proton makes running games a breeze. All of my favorites just work. I could even run battle.net as a non-steam game, USING Steam's Proton!

And the kicker? Blizzard's recently opened beta of Diablo 4 just worked. As in, I clicked install, clicked play, and it just worked. Perfectly. As if I were still running under Windows. I've never before seen such sorcery.

So bye bye Windows, except when I'm running one as a VM.

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1. birracerveza ◴[27 Mar 23 07:40 UTC] No.35323948[source]▶
Sadly there's still a few very heavy hitters that make Linux a no-go for some.

Genshin Impact and Fortnite are unusable.

Unreal Editor requires Windows too.

And I don't know how usable VR is on Windows.

Plus the random assortment of windows programs for which there could be a Linux equivalent but you really need that one that only works on Windows for some reason.

But at this point it's just a matter of time, I guess.

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2. MikeTheGreat ◴[27 Mar 23 08:21 UTC] No.35324216[source]▶
> Plus the random assortment of windows programs for which there could be a Linux equivalent but you really need that one that only works on Windows for some reason.

This!

What keeps me working on Windows (besides the fact that I somehow have completely missed the in-OS ads) is the time it would take me to replace all the random little quality of life apps that I've gotten used to. I'm sure there's a great Linux clipboard manager that does everything Ditto does on Windows but I don't have to go and find it, get used to it, figure out all the quirks (and the things it lacks that Ditto provides, and all the things that it provides that Ditto lacks, etc, etc).

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3. incompatible ◴[27 Mar 23 08:27 UTC] No.35324255[source]▶
As a long-time Linux user, I have to wonder how much better my life would be if I had access to all of these. My naive guess is about 0%.
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4. BLKNSLVR ◴[27 Mar 23 08:31 UTC] No.35324277[source]▶
You need[0] a slow migration. Like any major change really.

Get a cheap small box that can run Linux and slowly start to build the tool familiarity alongside your defaults.

That's pretty much how I did it. Went back to Windows less and less until it was only ever for Windows-only android flashing tools (which is about once every 6 months). Still annoys me how much space Windows takes up to dual-boot just for this use-case. Bloated PoS.

[0]: If you're going to do it. I'm not saying you need to do it, I'm not that guy.

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5. mort96 ◴[27 Mar 23 08:36 UTC] No.35324305[source]▶
I think the Unreal Engine editor supports Linux now? This page seems to claim so: https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/download

Not that this takes away from your overall point.

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6. toastal ◴[27 Mar 23 08:42 UTC] No.35324336[source]▶
Most of the games now are always online and some of them opt for home-grown, Microsoft Windows-only kernel anti-cheat detection rather than working with the bigger engines that Valve worked with to get said anti-cheat systems running on Linux.

Others refuse to support Linux thinking it’ll bring more bug reports, but there was an interview in recent years where the game company realized the Linux community knew they could submit bug reports, they submitted good bug reports (that affected all platforms too), and didn’t see software as a black box for consumption but a community effort. They ended up praising the Linux community for their bug reports even if the number of reports were higher.

7. birracerveza ◴[27 Mar 23 08:50 UTC] No.35324387[source]▶
Huh, what the hell?

Apparently it happened in July 2022.

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/07/unreal-engine-5-editor...

These last few years have been moving way too fast, whew.

Thanks for telling me.

8. birracerveza ◴[27 Mar 23 08:52 UTC] No.35324398[source]▶
Oh yes for sure, the fact that Genshin Impact and Fortnite don't work on Linux is actually a point in favor of Linux lol. Many don't see it that way though, sadly.
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9. eloisant ◴[27 Mar 23 09:11 UTC] No.35324517[source]▶
I know it's not the same, but both of these games can be played on cloud gaming (Geforce Now).

I have a subscription to GFN, not to play games not supported on Linux but to play on max specs without needing an expensive rig, and both Genshin Impact and Fortnite are supported there.

Anyway, it's never going to be a full drop-in replacement. Like you can't just replace your XBOX with a Playstation and play the same games. But still, Linux is a very valid option even for gaming.

10. shaan7 ◴[27 Mar 23 11:04 UTC] No.35325148{3}[source]▶
> Still annoys me how much space Windows takes up to dual-boot just for this use-case. Bloated PoS

Made me chuckle, can 100% relate. I mostly reboot to Windows for some games and to one-off buy some soundtrack from iTunes.

11. smolder ◴[27 Mar 23 19:41 UTC] No.35331337{3}[source]▶
A massively multiplayer combat-waifu simulator with the typical f2p monetization traps doesn't appeal to everyone? (OTOH, I'd say Fortnite is actually pretty fun since they added a no-building mode.)