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It honestly makes me wonder why i keep using windows on my main desktop if proton allows playing most anything i play

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[–] Kodemystic@lemmy.kodemystic.dev 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Are you guys playing AAA games in Linux? Everything works?

[–] packetloss@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The only time I've experienced a AAA game not working at launch or shortly after launch is when the developer explicitly goes out of the way to block usage on Linux.

Looking at you Bungie.

[–] 3xa8yte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

They work in general, especially if the games have no anticheat or 3rd party launchers. As an example, Sonys PC ports work very well on linux/proton. Linux gaming is great nowadays.

[–] Kodemystic@lemmy.kodemystic.dev 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Lets say a major game comes out something like Elder Scrolls VI. Could I play it straight away in Linux or are we talking about older AAAs?

[–] Rossel@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

On launch day, 70/30 chance in favor. For example, Baldurs Gate 3 is working perfectly and it just came out. Some newer games may require Proton fixes that can take a couple days to roll out though.