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Re:Linux is now a viable OS for PC gamers, thanks to Steam's... by pdpi on Saturday December 21, 2019 @08:25AM (#21851111)
would you say the Xbox is not a viable gaming system because you can’t play God of War on it?

It’s 100% reasonable to say that it’s not the right choice for you (and I’m not dumping my Windows box any time soon either, unfortunately), but Linux went from having a very limited catalogue of mostly indies and open source low budget projects to its current state where you have a considerable selection of big ticket games available to you.

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Re:Linux is now a viable OS for PC gamers, thanks to Steam's... by catach on Thursday December 26, 2019 @02:12AM (#21882438)
If you can only have one gaming device, and consider GoW to be essential, then yeah, Xbox wouldn't be viable for you.

And I agree that Linux has made fantastic, amazing strides, but it's still a subset of Windows gaming. I would not be surprised if the vast majority of people who consider themselves to be hardcore PC gamers would see Linux as non-viable as their sole OS, even after being fully informed.

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