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I start: the most important thing is not the desktop, it's the package manager.

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[–] wim@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I used to have this problem but not since the Steam Deck is out.

Before, I was always frustrated fiddling with Lutris, winetricks, etc. But now it's only been plug and play for me, just let Steam take care of it. Zero compatibility issues. In fact, recently I've had more issues with native games than Proton.

[–] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

That or Bottles, that also takes care of a lot of the fiddly stuff.

[–] Mandy 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i have a pc, im not about to buy a console again any time soon especially when its a handheld that isnt exactly suited for anything than games that need a controller

[–] wim@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

I'm not talking about buying a Steam Deck, I'm talking about the effect it has had on Linux gaming in general.

I mostly play on a laptop with a Radeon GPU and it's been absolutely issue free gaming wise.