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I FINALLY listened to you and tried Linux... Why did I wait so long? | JayzTwoCents [27:55] (www.youtube.com)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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[–] 90 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Is this the tipping point? There was another popular Youtuber who made a similar video recently, I forget who, but I could see videos like this bringing enough users to make Linux more than a drop in the bucket.

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  • [–] 112 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    it was pewdiepie

    and he not only made his "im switching to linux" video, but then also made like some diy makerspace video and then got into selfhosting and degoogling within like a month and ngl these videos had so much genuine passion, and that's what makes it so cool.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago

    Yeah exactly! He's so into it!

    I haven't watched Pewdiepie since many years back, but these videos really made me happy to watch. I could see my own excitement from years back relived through his eyes.

    Since these are big names in tech on YT, this will make a lot of users try it out that otherwise would not have.

    Half sarcastically and half seriously; This IS the year of the Linux desktop. And if it isn't next year will be. We've seen it become better and better at what, I feel, is an exponential rate. Whatever year it will be, it is going to be soon.

    I'm excited for the future :)

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    My hardcore windows only friend is discussing joining me on Bazzite really seriously. If it gets him, it will get a few tech savvy but windlass only people.

    Still a long way off non-tech people though

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  • [+] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 child)
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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Valve has been doing amazing work putting money into Linux gaming, funding open source projects and showing that it's a viable option for quite a while now, and it's starting to pay off.

    The only issue (and it's not exactly a real one) is anticheat support for some mainstream tentpole games, like Fortnite, GTAV, Valorant... Devs could fix that if they wanted, but until they do some people won't make that jump. Someone needs to wave some money in front of some game studio execs to entice them aboard.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago*

    I mean J2C is one of the smaller of the big tech YT, if that makes sense.

    LTT has gone on the record several times that they won't cover Linux at all again until Steam OS gets a wide release (which probably won't happen until Nvidia gets their shit together).

    GN has discussed it several times but they remain straddling the fence.

    MKBHD doesn't really cover much gaming stuff and 0 PC stuff (only Apple 🤢).

    Austin Evans next, maybe?

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