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and best thing: you don't have to setup stuff for hours, it just works (yes, not ALL the games). Same goes for the framerate, just check youtube for your favorite game to compare Linux/Windows framerates. There is a good chance fps are even higher on Linux.

Same goes btw for battle.net (even Diablo 4 seem to work)

I'm on Linux for work related stuff since years now and switched recently entirely to Garuda / KDE

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My fps is massively worse in sim heavy games (stellaris, rimworld in particular) when running native linux ports. The only exceptions are Java games like Minecraft or Starsector.

Not sure about the Proton versions TBH...

Another issue I have in linux (even in Proton) is presentation smoothness, as Windows tricks like SpecialK or fast/enhanced sync are missing on linux.

There are a handful of games where my best experience is playing the Windows version on Proton/Linux. For a few games, this has been better than native Windows on Windows or native Linux on Linux. It seems weird, but ...

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