• haui@lemmy.giftedmc.com
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    9 months ago

    It depends on what „quite there yet“ means for you.

    Performance wise linux gaming can be on par or better than windows. Statistically it should always be better by now because the resource hog that is called windows slows older systems down.

    The shader caches are bad, ngl. I have enabled downloading/precaching them in the background so its no big deal as long as you have steam open.

    So, for those used to windows and being picky enough to not accept any inconvenience for the tons of upsides: linux isnt for you yet.

    For those who are able to accept the tinyest inconveniences for a limited time: linux is a lot better than windows.

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      9 months ago

      Performance wise it was better for almost every game I played! I’m more used to Linux because that’s what I use at work, but I don’t have the greatest Internet connection, so that’s why the shader caches suck.

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        9 months ago

        Thats very understandable. I hope it will get better at some point. I can’t even remember what the exact reason is. Probably because the engines run on directx and linux uses vulcan or something?

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      9 months ago

      Statistically it should always be better by now because the resource hog that is called windows slows older systems down.

      That’s not how any of this works.

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      9 months ago

      What are the tons of upsides? Does my computer get 20% better performance in games? Do games never crash on Linux? I’m curious what these “tons of upsides” are. I game just fine on windows so I’m not sure what another OS can do to improve my gaming experience past what it already is.