The conversation around gaming on Linux has changed significantly during the last several years.
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The conversation around gaming on Linux has changed significantly during the last several years. It’s a success story engineered by passionate developers working on the Linux kernel and the open-source graphics stack (and certainly bolstered by the Steam Deck).
Don’t worry, this isn’t going to be a history lesson, but it’s an appropriate way to introduce yet another performance victory Linux is claiming over Windows.
My story at Forbes:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2024/08/21/linux-scores-a-surprising-gaming-victory-against-windows-11/ -
Paul Wilde :dontpanic2: :smeghead:replied to Jason Evangelho last edited by
@killyourfm would you believe proton is only 6 years old? (quick web search, wow is it its birthday today?! happy birthday proton!) seems like its been around for ages
really impressive yo see the figures of games on Linux outperforming windows though... who knows what the next few years are going to bring!
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Jason Evangelhoreplied to Paul Wilde :dontpanic2: :smeghead: last edited by [email protected]
@paul Ha! After publishing that, I stumbled across the @gamingonlinux piece celebrating the anniversary! (Nice one, Liam.)
And no, I can't believe it. It's wild to see the rapid progress Proton and Linux gaming have made since 2018.
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:spinning_pinwheel: PreCosmosreplied to Jason Evangelho last edited by
@killyourfm Amazing article as always and I think the CP2077 results show how much VKD3D has evolved in the past few years. Great work from the Linux and Proton devs. Much respect and many thanks to them!
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Jason Evangelhoreplied to :spinning_pinwheel: PreCosmos last edited by
@ReverseModule So, this is a bit ambitious, and I haven't really started yet, but I have a 2016-era midrange gaming PC. I want to run era-appropriate distros/kernels, and graphics drivers on it, then compare the performance to 2024 versions on the same hardware. I'm hoping that will show the progress.
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@killyourfm I've recently got a racing wheel and been playing some racing games on the Framework 13 with Ryzen 5, and it blows me away how well it runs games at 1080p. Also Linux compatibility has been great.
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@JayT That's awesome! What games are you playing? (I've been thinking about a wheel...)