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Aside some AAA title and rare edge caves, gaming on Linux is quite good. Some tinkering necesary and of course wine, but it works.

Sincerely, a fresh Linux User with not much knowledge.

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As somebody with a Steam Deck it's seriously impressive what Valve has managed to do with Proton. I didn't catch the memo about the Samsung 980 Pro failure in time and my Windows 10 drive just went readonly on me, and if it weren't for SteamVR not being supported on Linux I'd seriously be considering just...not reinstalling Windows again. Once the day comes that the last few gaming issues I have on Linux go away I will probably let the Windows install rot and daily drive Fedora or Arch again.

I concur. I use my PC 8-12 hours a day, for many activities including work. Occassionally I have gaming stints, which can include VR. That is just not enough to justify having to be limited and bloated at the same time by Microsoft Windows. I took the plunge a few years ago and went for Linux as my daily driver. When I want to play those VR games I dual boot. Not looking back.

Yeah, i agree that linux gaming has become pretty painless, although VR gaming is still a big sore spot. If you want to see if a game runs smoothly with no tinkering, check https://www.protondb.com/. Any game listed platinum will run without tweaks on linux.

Yeah VR is a total pain especially if you have a quest and want to use native streaming.

I still have a Windows gaming PC for this reason alone.

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