Re:Linux is now a viable OS for PC gamers, thanks to Steam's...
by rvz on Saturday December 21, 2019 @04:09AM
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> Traditionally, the open-source OS has been far behind Windows when it comes to gaming, but is that still the case in 2019?
From a hardcore Ubuntu gamer's perspective, you defeat your own argument by using "open-source" and "NVIDIA" in the same sentence. Historically, they have never gotten along and have caused eternal pitstops for gamers using a Linux distro like Ubuntu, Pop!_OS for tweaking their systems for using the latest NVIDIA GPUs.
While the news here is welcoming for general PC gamers, the moment Windows gamers try to move to a Linux distro (Ubuntu) with NVIDIA as their GPU, things get chaotic if the GPU is too new. If I was to go for a Linux-based gaming machine these days, the CPU must be AMD Ryzen and the external GPU must be Radeon.
Also "Linux" is a OS kernel rather than a full OS. Ubuntu or Pop!_OS with AMD is "the" viable OS for PC gamers migrating from Windows. The moment you involve NVIDIA, then it becomes "almost" and if it involves VR gaming then it becomes "nearly there, but not quite".
From a hardcore Ubuntu gamer's perspective, you defeat your own argument by using "open-source" and "NVIDIA" in the same sentence. Historically, they have never gotten along and have caused eternal pitstops for gamers using a Linux distro like Ubuntu, Pop!_OS for tweaking their systems for using the latest NVIDIA GPUs.
While the news here is welcoming for general PC gamers, the moment Windows gamers try to move to a Linux distro (Ubuntu) with NVIDIA as their GPU, things get chaotic if the GPU is too new. If I was to go for a Linux-based gaming machine these days, the CPU must be AMD Ryzen and the external GPU must be Radeon.
Also "Linux" is a OS kernel rather than a full OS. Ubuntu or Pop!_OS with AMD is "the" viable OS for PC gamers migrating from Windows. The moment you involve NVIDIA, then it becomes "almost" and if it involves VR gaming then it becomes "nearly there, but not quite".