I've switched a while ago, when I (re)discovered proton in steam. I've encountered 3 games which make problems (Wildlands due to anti-cheat stuff, some car racing game (assetto corsa or forza horizon), and ms flight sim, which had been working and it might be my mistake right now somehow).
Epic Store using steam works flawlessly. So yes: There is no real excuse for supporting ms or apple.
it's been ready for a while, especially with steam and with heroic launcher supporting epic and gog it's so easy, most games just work. Notable exceptions are games with invasive kernel level anti cheat systems like LoL. For Linux native games many of them are packaged for the few biggest package managers, as well as flat hub or app image, so dependencies or compatibility usually isn't an issue. There's also steam-run.
The answer is definitely yes, given the capabilities of the applications available.
On the other hand, I expect gamers to migrate to Linux very slowly. Systems like SteamOS, Mint, Ubuntu, Rasbian (for retro gamers) (and there are many others) are reliable and perform well. But the learning curve for customization is much steeper than for Windows. And that can make people think twice before switching.
Most responses here have already covered the reasons why or why it's not ready. The Steam Deck is the closest to plug & play, while most don't even realize it runs a Linux OS. So, I guess that's a good start. But once something does rear its ugly head, that's where the "average" consumer wouldn't know why something doesn't work, while others, like me, whom have used Linux to play games, have the ability to troubleshoot issues that arise. It's not ready yet. Getting close though.
jesterchen42
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Epic Store using steam works flawlessly. So yes: There is no real excuse for supporting ms or apple.
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in reply to It's FOSS • • •The answer is definitely yes, given the capabilities of the applications available.
On the other hand, I expect gamers to migrate to Linux very slowly. Systems like SteamOS, Mint, Ubuntu, Rasbian (for retro gamers) (and there are many others) are reliable and perform well. But the learning curve for customization is much steeper than for Windows. And that can make people think twice before switching.
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