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1173 points davikr | 1 comments | 12 Nov 25 17:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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thadt ◴[12 Nov 25 18:29 UTC] No.45903896[source]▶
Pretty much the only reason I boot to Windows anymore is to play games with my kids and family. The direction of this thing is dangerously close to being all I'd care about from a desktop computer.

If Valve pivoted into making a well-supported laptop with good hardware that ran Linux and played games...

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quasigod ◴[12 Nov 25 18:46 UTC] No.45904148[source]▶
Just wondering, what games are you playing that dont run on Linux yet? I can't think of games I'd play much with family that dont work well
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1. dmoy ◴[12 Nov 25 20:36 UTC] No.45906235[source]▶
For me the thing that pushed me to reinstall windows after I got a cheap $10 copy was Kerbal Space Program. Though, in my specific case I strongly suspect it was older hardware & driver issues than anything else, since I've not had any major problems on steam deck.

I do have more random crashes on certain games even on steam deck, but not as bad as Kerbal Space Program on my old (12 yr) desktop.

Factorio seems to work better on Linux. Which is both good and bad (since it's so addictive).