Comment on The Framework Desktop and Linux have shown me the path to PC gaming in the living room
Damage@feddit.it 5 weeks ago
“it’s not ready because it can’t play all PC games” is kinda weak, despite being the only criticism.
Consoles can’t play most games, even those made for the previous generations of the same console, and Windows 10/11 can probably play fewer Windows games than Linux can, as Wine/Proton can use compatibility fixes for old games.
TehPers@beehaw.org 4 weeks ago
Also, from my experiences, I’ve only come across issues with games that are already buggy in general. I don’t play a lot of multiplayer games though, and the couple I do play either have no anti-cheat software (it’s unnecessary) or whatever they do have is non-invasive.
There are definitely games out there you want Windows for since they either won’t run on Linux, or the effort required to run them just isn’t worth it. But it’s like you say - consoles can’t play all games, only those compatible with the console, and generalizing “PC” as a console is not really fair to begin with given the modularity of a PC, hardware/software requirements of games on it, and what software may not exist anymore. Plus, you get most of what you want by dual-booting, plus none of the advertising crap Windows throws at your face these days when on Linux.