Somewhat recent bazzite user here (haven't updated system specs yet), I can clarify on some of the points. Bazzite does allow most power user cases but usually in a specific "Bazzite way" endorsed and documented by the developers by the distro. Bazzite has "ujust scripts" that automate power user cases and comes preinstalled with some power user tools. If you follow their docs, great! If you have a mothod you are used to already, you need a change of habits.
* General development needs: A mutable distro in a container is actually a reasonable solution. Distrobox makes it easy to create a containerized distro in which you can install development tools. You can use GUI apps in a container on the host distro and share your /home folder.
* Installing RPMs that need system level access: RPMs need a process called "layering" which generates a new image with each package you install. Installing packages is advertised as a last resort because doing so can increase update times or completely halt updates, similar to having to remove PPAs on Ubuntu before a version upgrade.
* Kernel Modules: Bazzite comes with more kernel modules than most distros. Kernel modules for Xbox controllers, Broadcom Wi-Fi and a few other ones are included. If a kernel module you need is not there, you will need to create a "custom image" that bundles the kernel module you need. Layering will not work. Custom image is basically creating a new definition that is based on Bazzite and changing your source to a repository on GitHub.
I'm actually affected by this, a maintainer refuses to include a modified module for fan control on Gigabyte motherboards due to safety concerns.
* Virtual machines: Qemu and virt-manager are installed, USB and GPU passthrough can be configured via a "ujust" script. Virtualbox with acceleration will not work because its kernel module cannot be installed.
* Remote Desktop: Sunshine is preinstalled.
* Remote Access: Tailscale and SSH are preinstalled.
* VPNs: Installing a VPN that has a flatpak is recommended yet there are only 2 lol. Proton VPN and Mozilla's VPN. An alternative is downloading an OpenVPN or Wireguard configuration and importing it to NetworkManager. This is rather uncommon but is a simple process can be done entirely with a GUI. If your VPN provider gives you the conf files. Layering as a "last resort" is also possible, except that flatpak and conf files barely cover most people's needs regarding VPNs.
* DEs other than GNOME and Plasma: Custom image, see kernel modules above.
* 3rd party software that assumes host system is modifiable: Tough luck. Patch the software.

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Tech Test 2 of Arc Raiders was broken on Linux when it started, 2 days later The Finals also broke in a similar fashion. The bug was fixed before Tech Test ended but still I'd expect this game to break no less often than The Finals. Both games use same tech backend.

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I added it in my account in late 2023 for free. Absolute banger of a game, had a lot of fun with a group of 5.

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@eggrole I got caught by the linux-firmware package change. I made a mistake in transition and thought I bricked my GPU when firmware was missing.

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RIP X11 session, end of an era...
Also RIP Nvidia 7xx & older, they got none of the wayland improvements in the past few years.

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Lovely, would like to be able to drag & swing weapons with the mouse on top of of shooting bullets all around. WinXP Professional is my first OS lol.

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From Eike:

We used to have a time when Windows users complained about Linux ports

...but why? I don't understand the logic behind this.

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Developers have direct contact with Codeweavers and the game receives a small amount of testing on Linux before updates. As far as I know *no one else* performs routine testing on Proton, Embark Studios are the exception here. In an alternative future the game would break much more often and get fixed in a longer period.

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%1 figure most definitely includes consoles. The Finals is more popular on consoles than PC as far as I know, especially on Xbox.

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@theriddick look up steamcmd

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