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[-] TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago

Now give us DirectX on Linux

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 32 points 2 months ago
[-] frezik@midwest.social 6 points 2 months ago

For end users, sure. It's specifically designed as a lower level interface that's harder for developers to implement.

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago

Windows users use DXVK to boost framerates, it was the solution for making Elden Ring playable it’s first month

I would say at that point the cost/reward is worth it

[-] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

True, though for most game/graphics developers you're never interfacing directly with the graphics API, you'll let your chosen engine/library do the heavy lifting.

It does have the downsides of increasing the barrier to entry for custom/bespoke engines but those edge cases seem to be covered well by DXVK.

[-] Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Even so, having more software natively supported will always be a good thing. Half the reason why people drag their feet on switching to Linux is because of the lack of support for their favorite software.

[-] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

Right? Dude Vulkan has impressed me a bunch lately. I use it for Deadlock and it feels much smoother than the streamers I see using DirectX, which is crazy since Deadlock is super early alpha. More stuff needs to support Vulkan

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