Nearly 90% of Windows Games now run on Linux, latest data shows — as Windows 10 dies, gaming on Linux is more viable than ever

fin@sh.itjust.works · 11 months

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.nz/post/29912814

Riskable@programming.dev · 11 months

FYI: That’s more Windows games than run in Windows!

WTF? Why? Because a lot of older games don’t run in newer versions of Windows than when they were made! They still run great in Linux though 👍

thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works · 11 months

There is like a good chunk of an entire decade’s worth of games that can’t be played on PC legitimately due to either expired licenses for music (e.g. EA Trax) or lack of support for older, disc-based DRM (SecuROM etc.).

That’s before factoring older titles that no longer work due to arbitrary changes to DirectX and the Windows kernel, which break backwards compatibility.

knatschus@discuss.tchncs.de · 11 months

Just made the switch, surprised how smooth the transition went so far.

HollowNaught@lemmy.world · 11 months

Ooooh, what distro did you go with?

knatschus@discuss.tchncs.de · 11 months

Mint, I need my emotional support windows xp.