Post #1480445
2026-04-04 17:47 UTC
@unknownuniverse @thelinuxEXP I have used Linux since 1998. Gaming never took off until Proton came along, so there is no other way to solve this. The sheer amount of gamers means that hardware manufacturers and exhibits will all start focusing on Linux gaming. Microsoft technologies will transition to being an Enterprise-only OS. But, does it need 70, 80, 90 % market share before Linux-native games become first-class choices? I don’t know. Sales profits will decide.
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@unknownuniverse@noc.social 2026-04-04 17:57
@Arcticulate @thelinuxEXP Hope you're right, but 'good enough' via translation often becomes a permanent crutch. I’ve played F1 since the start of the CodeMasters era, it’s the only reason I still have a Windows partition. Using an entire OS as a glorified compatibility layer for one series is ridiculous. Even at 70% share, if devs like EA just rely on Valve to 'fudge' the difference, do we ever actually get first-class native support?