• Fat Tony@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Is Linux still a good option for gaming if one were to not purchase games?

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      1 year ago

      Lutris is good for that. It can be confusing at first if you don’t know how Wine works, but it’s very easy to use and doesn’t require Steam.

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        I find Bottles it’s less confusing than Lutris, (though it’s not UX perfect), and a better suggestion for people starting off with gaming.

        Though Steam is the number one suggestion. If all your games run through Steam then you don’t even need to worry about Bottles or Lutris.

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      1 year ago

      Yes, Steam doesn’t do anything

      You can just as easily use Wine/Proton as your runner as you can set up Steam to use Wine/Proton as your runner

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        1 year ago

        Not true, steam makes it incredibly easy. Install steam, tick compatibility option, install, click green play button.

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          Lutris makes it incredibly easy. Install Lutris, tick runner option, install, click play button

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            1 year ago

            Lutris is great, I use it myself.

            However, if you have a friend fresh from Windows who already uses steam and you say, tick compatible proton 8 or latest and click play vs install new software and then add the game you’ve already lost the easy battle.

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      1 year ago

      Sure. I’ve run several modern … repurposed… games and it usually works through lutris.

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          I think that for most people linux is the most simple OS to use, switched my parents and sister computer to Linux Mint and they don’t ask me to help them with windows changing their browser or moving their icons every two weeks. Though if you are trying to do anything more than web browsing, document editing and listening to music, you will have to learn how some of the os works.

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      At this point in time, I only occasionally have mild issues with newest games, because Wine is a continuously developed software, and games with an annoying anticheat, such as Destiny 2 or R6 Siege. Everything else just runs, including older games, that don’t even run on Windows, or titles you had to sail the seas for