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Windows 11 24H2 goes from “unsupported” to “unbootable” on some older PCs (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 4 points 2 years ago (5 children)

At this point the only games that don’t work on Linux are games using kernel level anti-cheats, and these are the largest games out there.

If you don’t play any of those games then your game most likely works just fine on Linux.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    This is simply not true. I recently tried Linux for gaming after several years because I read that Valve made some great progress. Installed Crusader Kings III and didn't get Paradox Launcher to run which is necessary for any DLC.

    This was literally the first game I installed from my huge library and it simpl didn't work so I had to do two hours of research, trial and error and reading error logs to conclude that I wasn't able to solve this problem.

    This is the exact reason why I use Windows for gaming. It simply works 99 % of the time. And I don't have the time to troubleshoot my games all the time.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    By recently you mean this year? The paradox launcher was broken on the steamdeck a year ago, should be working now.

    Also iirc that game has a native linux version.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    No, not this year but maybe last fall, early winter. The game itself was running fine but without DLC (which neede the launcher to work) was useless to me.

    Maybe I have to give it another try but this experience was the worst possible advertisement for "gaming on Linux" 😐

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Maybe I have to give it another try but this experience was the worst possible advertisement for “gaming on Linux” 😐

    I mean there isn't much more that can be done, these days that is usually the issue with gaming in linux, either the game has anti cheat which you cannot fix or the launcher of the application changes and you have to wait for it to get fixed.

    The good news is that more studios are starting to release native versions of their linux games, so hopefully in the future this isn't as much of an issue.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago

    Its certainly not as likely to run a game as windows, but I also think you just go INCREDIBLY unlucky with your first attempt at a game. The vast majority of games buyable on Steam can be run at this point out of the box (some might be a bit jank for the Steamdeck though)

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm finding out that particularly complex modding can be a bit of a pain as well, but thats a more niche category than gaming in general

    (I'm having a TERRIBLE time trying to get Bannerlord Script Extender to work on my Steamdeck)

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Which is ridiculous because unlike windows, you don't NEED kernel level access in linux to know someone is screwing with memory but none of the anti-cheat devs are interested in making a whole separate anti cheat for the 2% of linux users.

    If you guys want that, you need to write it yourself and give it to the game companies free, that's the only way we are getting multiplayer online games in Linux.

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