DXVK really did wonders, and now D9VK is about to fill another gap. Not counting the ridiculous DRM, there is not much else that is in the way of running just about any game on Linux. That and WMV playback. I wonder if Valve could pull off a deal of some sorts, and just license the damn thing?

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Quoting: wvstolzingXorg server for windows.

Didn't know it was a thing. Learn something new every day. ;)

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Quoting: x_wingVim is all you need :P

My main requirement for a text editor is that when I type words, they appear on screen without me having to do any twelve-finger key combinations. :P

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Quoting: wvstolzingLater next month, they'll be shipping a real Linux kernel with Windows 10, which is what the 'Linux subsystem' will run on top of. I'm not at all sure what that implies, though...

It's just a built-in virtual machine of sorts, and doesn't support graphical applications as far as I can tell. It is aimed at developers and sysadmins who build software for Linux servers, but do so on Windows. Which is more common than you would think. Java, Python, PHP, embedded systems, etc. are run almost exclusively on Linux, but are often developed on Windows due to some obscure enterprise policy, or unwillingness to make the switch.

One "good" thing about it is that Microsoft doesn't really get Linux. The reason they are including a full Linux kernel is that they could not get their emulation layer to perform properly. This one may be better, but it's not like there is a smooth 100% integration between the systems. Real Linux is still (subjectively) far superior experience. Which may or may not drive more people to try actual Linux instead.

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This is great news. Combine with a rich IDE like Rider by JetBrains [External Link] instead of Visual Studio, and there is basically no reason to use Windows for Unity game development anymore.

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Quoting: ArdjeYou can't RTX in AMD, but RTX is an NVidia proprietary API.

Just like CUDA vs OpenCL, this is so typical of NVIDIA to push their proprietary APIs.

I hope that this will not become the norm. I'd really hate to see the world when you would need to choose your games based on what vendor of GPU you installed.

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I'll do the unthinkable, and buy it when it comes out. :P

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I would have never guessed that DirectX will be used to enable gaming on Linux. I love it.

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Quoting: pingvinI would never buy an AMD product, ever! Why? That's because I know a little more about electronics than you and most of other people...

That is a very biased point of view in my humble opinion. There is more to purchasing decision than just getting the top of the line components. Price and price to performance ratio is also very important, as well as driver support.

I built my gaming computer (see my profile) exclusively with AMD components, and am extremely happy with it. Everything just works out of the box without me having to worry about kernel upgrades or installing drivers manually.

NVIDIA, on the other hand, almost always breaks with new kernels, switchable graphics is a hacky mess, no Wayland support, etc.

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Quoting: subThe rating doesn't tell me if my platform (hw + driver stack) will also provide the same experience.

You can type "mesa" or "nvidia" in the filter field on the report page for a specific game to get a quick overview.

Quoting: subIs the quality of support significantly different between NVidia and AMD GPUs (Mesa)?

Proton itself doesn't care much if you are running on NVIDIA or AMD, and graphics drivers for both are pretty good nowadays. But there can be exceptions, just like some native games have trouble running on open source drivers.

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