Just remember what distro you pick for gaming doesn't matter as much as the effort you're willing to put into learning its ins and outs. Use of distro wikis and protondb are key. Also dual-booting is honestly the way to go when starting up, just in case.
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Also dual-booting is honestly the way to go when starting up, just in case.
I generally agree, but I always found when I did that, that I would never take the time to resolve issues I encounter and just jumped back into Windows. It wasn't until I went full immersion that the switch stuck. It's been a few years now, and I'm glad I did.
I'm totally with you, I only suggest what I did if the person has tried linux before but ended up going back to windows. Not having to pick one or the other can help some people stick with their linux install.
I just use moonlight and sunshine. My network is good enough and I just stream from my Windows PC. I use either Linux or Mac for my day to day and stream from PC when I'm gaming, depending on the game. Some games I just need to play in front of the PC.
Recently been streaming Diablo 4 to my Xbox and or laptop. Works great. I play most of my games at 1440p.
There are definitely a few games you sacrifice going Linux-only still, mostly to anticheat support. That said, my productivity has absolutely tanked in the last couple years so you can certainly find games to play. Being a patient gamer has great synergy because by the time you get around to playing something whatever kinks there may have been are usually worked out.
Go for it! I've been gaming on linux since 2021, and for a year in 2019. It has only gotten easier, and has only continued to get easier, especially now that the steam deck is around to encourage devs to think of linux users when developing/releasing games.