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Close to switching to a Linux distro full time. (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by sad_distro@beehaw.org to c/operating_systems@beehaw.org
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With the advances in gaming on Linux in recent years, it is so tempting to switch full time. I would absolutely love to, but I am a Game Pass Ultimate subscriber and it is where I play a lot of my games on PC. I know you can use the cloud version, but I cannot stomach streaming games in their current state, so it is a no go. A large portion of my Steam library is compatible, but anytime I have done an install I end up giving in and going back to Windows for games.

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[โ€“] Swimmerman96@beehaw.org 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've been Linux fulltime for years, settled on Pop!_OS for it's excellent NVIDIA graphics integration. As far as game compatibility goes, check your games on ProtonDB. Even if they don't have a Linux native version, the Proton Compatibility Layer may let you play your "windows only" games on Linux without streaming.

[โ€“] SomethingBurger@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago

This doesn't apply to gamepass. The gamepass app uses UWP, which isn't supported in any way on Linux.