Proton helped me switch to Linux full time. Before that I was always dual booting.
It’s a game changer for me for sure.
Same here. For folks hesitant to switch because of games, I was too, but it really is at the “just works” stage for 99% of games. Even some big AAA competitive online games like Marvel Rivals work on Linux.
The irony being if Microsoft allowed Windows 11 on BIOS boards I would’ve upgraded before the Recall stuff happened and not thought twice. Always a silver lining I guess.
Chiming in, same for me. Dual booting for over a decade. Haven’t played on Windows for probably several years now.
Article doesn’t mention Wine even once. Great PR work from Valve.
That’s too bad really. Wine is an incredible achievement, even Microsoft spends a lot of effort to keep Windows programs running on new versions, and Wine goes above and beyond every update.
I made the switch a few months ago with a Win backup drive just in case. It sadly saved my bacon on a couple occasions. Still, I (mostly) use Arch, btw.
Relic released the Definitive Edition of Dawn of War last week. It ran with no issues until I started playing with a friend who’s on Windows. Then we encountered frequent game-breaking desync issues specific to Linux/Win crossplay. Not even a week after release, the devs pushed a hotfix for this (among other things).
It’s a good sign that gamedevs have started taking Linux compatibility seriously, and that makes me very happy!
