I am buying a friend’s PC for games. I want to avoid windows if at all possible, and I’m wondering what people’s experience using Proton in Linux for gaming has been. Are there certain publishers who use libraries Proton doesn’t handle well? Are there distros to avoid using with proton? Any other notes I should be aware of?

  • Shea@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    If you're doing it for a friend make sure you ASK if they want Linux, don't force it on them man that's not cool. Most normies just want to use Windows for the compatibility and ease of use (call it handholding and restrictive all you want).

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      1 year ago

      Oh, I’m buying the hardware from a friend, this will be my gaming rig. Good point though, plenty of people don’t want to spend time tweaking configurations at all.