In the last month I went from Intel+Nvidia to AMD+Nvidia, then I got RX 580 which I returned because it was too expensive, then the Nvidia I had died on me yesterday and last night found a Vega 56 for the same price I had originally bought the RX 580 just a week earlier haha. What a month! Finally on the AMD only team though :D

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Earlier today I tried Children of the Zodiarcs (worked pretty well in Wine) and runs flawlessly as well. Streams beautifully as well but somehow controller configuration isn't working whilst on the Steamlink.

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Quoting: KimyrielleSo...

What do people think is the better choice to run Windows games now? regular WINE? Staging? Proton?

Regular Wine for games purchased in GOG. Proton for Steam :)

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It's Fallout. Fire from the bomb and steel from the Brotherhood... right? xD

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Quoting: buenaventura

Quoting: liamdawe

Quoting: Fenix2412Interesting, may it be that Valve convinced AMD to open source the product and to change the "target" of it?

Possibly yeah. This was a thought that crossed my mind too.

The recent revelations from Valve has made me rethink stuff and falling into tin foil hat thinking, like, what if they made SteamOS slightly uninspiring and their general linux strategy slightly unimpressive, just to make all competitors think "oh look, linux gaming is a dead end, just look at valve, they are getting nothing for their trouble" and then POUNCE on the linux market like this, so that they have a competetive edge by being first and best? Because in retrospect, becoming a patron and master of wine and linux gaming seems like a good long term plan really.

It could also be that Valve have promissed AMD to be the only manufacturer of the future/upcoming re-release of Steam Machines... That would assure enough dough for AMD and an argument of enough weight to continue being open source.

But that's just my Friday afternoon rant, perhaps I'm completely mistaken haha.

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Yet another reason to continue liking AMD :)

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I really like this initiave and hopefully more companies join the cause. I wish there were more well known music/films in the stores though.

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I didn't have time to try Proton/Steam Play yet but I'm guessing this also means full SteamLink support, isn't it? If this is the case, I'm even happier.

As commented earlier in the post, I really hope GOG also starts wrapping more games with the available tools. For instance, albeit late, it would be a nice gesture towards Linux peace to do it with The Withcer 3. I guess my games in Origin (Mass Effect Saga) won't have the same luck, but still.

Happy days.

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This is absolutely amazing. I only can see good things happening to our community out of this move. What a great time to be a Linux gamer.

My sincere thanks to Valve, Wine project, Dxvk and everyone involved directly or indirectly.

Now, as a purple friend of mine would say; I feel like I could... take on the world!

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Quoting: 14

Quoting: Whitewolfe80

Quoting: 14$500 for the least expensive one. No thanks.

Believe me when I say that I spend 80% or more of my gaming time on PC. Still, I can't convince myself that a $500 video card is worth it when you can buy an entire console gaming system for $300. Come on.

You are not wrong, but a console has many many drawbacks but that has always been the downside of pc gaming yes it offers a far superior gaming experience than a console however upgrading a pc is expensive if you intend to keep it bleeding edge however a console is a one and done expense. But given a 750 ti @ 1080p either out performs or performs the same as a base xbox 1 and ps4 given most console games the equivlent pc setting is either med/high but in some more demanding games when its upscaled from 900p like last of us remastered its more like 1600x900 high.

Right. It comes down to value to the buyer. I am not arguing that one should play console instead of PC. But, for some, it's more economical. And, when consoles just release, they can be better performance for your money. Now that the current gen systems have been out for a few years, yes, PC components are good for your money in comparison.

Not the right forum to talk about this, but whilst it's true bying components for PC is more expensive buying games is cheaper. By tens of £/€/$ in many cases. Not taking into account the payment of the network system or the fact that a game bought in PC usually can be played in different systems (Linux, Mac, Windows) and for many years to come, if not forever, thanks to software like Wine or DosBox independently of the PC you have. On the other hand, in most cases, a same game in console needs to be bought again in the new system if one does not have the original it was released on.

In the long run, gaming on PC might not be necessarily much more expensive.

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