MistyFeb 2
It really is a little absurd that “I’m considering switching to Linux on my laptop for better availability of games” is a real thought in my head. Valve have made strange things happen
Show threadSnoopJFeb 2
@misty the fact that the Linux gaming renaissance is happening in part because one guy really loves 2B is like poetry, I love it
Show threadSylvainFeb 2

@SnoopJ

*gets out of cave*

What? Is N:A available on Linux now? It had been quite a deal breaker when I tried to switch to Linux last time.

@misty

Edit: I somehow completely f*cked my at's, and also typo...

Show threadhazelnot Feb 3

@axnxcamr @misty @SnoopJ if by "N:A" you're referring to Nier Automata, it's been playable through Proton for years, I've played it on both my desktop and Steam Deck

...if it's something else then I have no idea 💀

Show threadSylvainFeb 4

Yes, I meant NieR:Automata.

I must admit that my process at the time has been installing Linux, installing Steam, playing a bunch of games and eventually wanting to play NieR:A, not seeing it in the available games and going back to Windows.

Maybe I ought to try again. 2026 might just be MY year of Linux on the desktop ;)

@hazelnot @misty @SnoopJ

Show threadSnoopJFeb 4

@axnxcamr @hazelnot @misty oh, dear, I had thought stepping out of the cave was a joke, because yes it's *very* much a thing now.

It's so much a thing that DXVK exists about it, and by extension Proton has become a shockingly viable target for games, especially with Valve's investment in this market segment.

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2018/09/an-interview-with-the-developer-of-dxvk-part-of-what-makes-valves-steam-play-tick/

An interview with the developer of DXVK, part of what makes Valve's Steam Play tick

An interview with Philip Rebohle, the creator of DXVK that's used in Valve's Proton.

GamingOnLinux
Show threadSylvain

@SnoopJ

Yeah, sorry to disapoint.

I've been a server room Linux user for decades, but all my attempts to switch my desktop have failed. I'm not a huge gamer either so I usually get the news after they are pretty cold.

I beat the Ender Dragon for the first time last Christmas.

I'm currently playing Dragon Warrior IV on the NES, not with an emulator.

I do kind of live in a cave.

Feb 4 at 2:50amWeb
Show threadSnoopJFeb 4

@axnxcamr no disappointment, I'm just happy to share the very good news and regret not doing so sooner!

Gaming on Linux is absolutely having a moment, and combined with the alarmingly rapid fall of Windows, things are getting kind of weird in a good way.