Quoting: gbudnyI saw many reports about issues with Proton.

You're not wrong but times have changed. Proton used to be buggy but now it's practically seamless. Like in my earlier example, I only had problems with Ghostrunner and that was only because I was running it from Heroic. If I had bought the game from Steam, it would be a one-click option.

Quoting: gbudnyIt's just not too entertaining for me to play games for Windows.

??? Do you mean that you have more fun setting up games for Linux than actually playing games? I mean, if that's true, that's cool, but otherwise, I'm not sure what you mean??? Games are fun regardless of the OS. If you primarily play games on Windows, that's cool. If you play games mainly on Linux, that's cool too.

Quoting: gbudnyWindows is better for these games, and above 90% of Windows users can confirm it - this operating system sells so well.

The only reason that Windows sells well is because every OEM ships their PCs and laptops with it. Plus, people are used to Windows so they're going to pick the one that they're most familiar with. That doesn't mean that Windows is better; the Steam Deck's success proves that Linux is ultimately better. Especially since you can dual boot the Deck with Windows. I did that with mine and honestly, it's not worth it.

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Quoting: PenglingYep, it's pretty dreadful. I have a good CEX locally, but I know that they're a VERY variable chain

Yep, hot tip: don't go there for hardware. I've heard mixed results: some friends say it's as good as brand new, others say that it's hot garbage. Since they buy what anyone sells, I guess the wide range of quality makes sense but there's not even any quality assurance to let you know if what you're buying is worth it.

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Quoting: gbudnyI can say it's always easier to use Windows to run these games than Proton on Linux.

It very much is not nowadays. I only have a Steam Deck so correct me if I'm wrong for desktop distros but the most work I've had to do is install DeckyLoader, ProtonDB and WineCellar. Sometimes, if a game doesn't work as the Verified program states (very rare in my experience), I use ProtonDB to check the Proton version I should use and just select that. That's it.

Once, Ghostrunner didn't run and that's when I learnt about Winetricks. 15 mins later, the game is up and running, fully playable.

Contrast this with my Windows on Deck experience. Every time I launch Windows, I get bombarded with weird updates that require me to restart multiple times. Once those are done, I have to start up the game and check what weird error the game launches with. Then it takes about an hour for me to troubleshoot before I'm in the game. With weird stuttering since Windows has strange memory management.

I'd say for newer games, Windows could beat out SteamOS in terms of setup if you're not running a Verified/Playable game. But most AAA games are verified nowadays so they open up instantly once installed. The ones that aren't just require some Proton version to be changed, which is easy to look up with ProtonDB.

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Quoting: PenglingNo specialist game-stores anywhere where I am

This. This is the part that infuriates me. The only UK store now that sells games is CeX and a few niche shops that close down within a year. It's utterly bizarre. Add that to the fact that, since my Sports Direct no longer advertised GAME, I genuinely forgot that it even existed until I found out GAME is on the third floor. The third floor! It's like they're trying to hide away!

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Quoting: Liam DaweWell, if you take an Epic Exclusive deal you can't put it on other stores but they do allow you to still sell it direct. So it was their only choice. As a smaller outfit, the epic exclusive money no doubt helped development.

Huh, I guess that makes sense. Still quite weird but it makes sense.

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Quoting: PenglingI don't think we've even got any of the ones shuffled off into a Sports Direct store. (I honestly don't think that GAME is long for this world, at this point, but that's another matter.)

Oh my god, is this a country-wide thing? GAME shuffled into our Sports Direct too. In fact, there even was a GAME sign right next to the Sports Direct sign too until that also got taken down.

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This is, without a doubt, the weirdest way to provide Linux support... But I'm glad they thought of us???

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Quoting: CatKiller

Quoting: PyreticWhat's a Kensington slot?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kensington_Security_Slot [External Link]

I'm not sure what this does. Increase security during convention booths? Seems like a niche use case.

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Quoting: Guestthey can put the extra developers to work writing Portal code for Source 2.

Out of curiosity, why do you think they're porting any of the Portal games to Source 2?

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Quoting: CatKillerhaving a Kensington slot

What's a Kensington slot?

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