Re:Steam Deck reports are here
by smoldesu on Friday March 04, 2022 @11:14PM
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There's actually a surprising amount of games that run better on Linux:
- Overwatch averages more stable framerates than equivalent hardware playing on Windows
- Apex Legends seems to run head-and-shoulders above what I experienced on Windows
- Half Life, Garry's Mod, and all of the Source engine games have wonderful native ports
- Older games like Diablo 2 are actually playable on Linux, where they're almost completely broken and dead on Windows
- This one is purely anecdotal, but MMOs seem to be much lighter on Linux. Games like Warframe, Diablo 3, and Final Fantasy 14 are light as a feather with accommodating hardware.
YMMV, but I'd say the state of gaming on Linux is very good right now. Maybe not as competitive as Windows is in market share and title compatibility, but it's far surpassing the selection (and performance) of PC games on Mac in it's glory days, and well outpacing the state of gaming on Mac now. If Valve continues to focus on their core competencies, we might finally have the gaming duopoly that we've rumored of for decades.
- Overwatch averages more stable framerates than equivalent hardware playing on Windows
- Apex Legends seems to run head-and-shoulders above what I experienced on Windows
- Half Life, Garry's Mod, and all of the Source engine games have wonderful native ports
- Older games like Diablo 2 are actually playable on Linux, where they're almost completely broken and dead on Windows
- This one is purely anecdotal, but MMOs seem to be much lighter on Linux. Games like Warframe, Diablo 3, and Final Fantasy 14 are light as a feather with accommodating hardware.
YMMV, but I'd say the state of gaming on Linux is very good right now. Maybe not as competitive as Windows is in market share and title compatibility, but it's far surpassing the selection (and performance) of PC games on Mac in it's glory days, and well outpacing the state of gaming on Mac now. If Valve continues to focus on their core competencies, we might finally have the gaming duopoly that we've rumored of for decades.