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submitted 11 months ago by init@lemmy.ml to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml
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I've been daily driving Pop!_OS for about two years. I've had to troubleshoot and look up how to solve problems here and there, but it has largely been pain free. About eight months ago I had to dual boot Windows 10 because my wife wanted to play Hogwarts and for the life of me I couldn't get Linux to stream to the client connected to the Xbox controller and TV upstairs.

Well, today she goes to boot up the game, and the lag is beyond terrible. None of the settings I try change anything, and even trying Sunshine/moonlight instead of Steam Link is only a bit better. I decided to try booting the game in Linux, and lo and behold, the game is once again liquid smooth via Steam Link client, and whatever issues I ran into 8 months ago are gone.

I'm not used to Windows being the OS I have issues with.

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[–] init@lemmy.ml 3 points 11 months ago

It really is crazy how far it's come. I started fooling around a bit with Linux back when Ubuntu 16.04 was released, but didn't really get into it until 20.04. Valve and proton are incredible on the gaming side.