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Gaming on Linux hasn't been great so far... | JayzTwoCents [27:59] (www.youtube.com)
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Follow-up video to https://lemmy.world/post/32690521

Spoiler alert: the main reason he says the experience "hasn't been great" is because shortly before posting the video his Linux install mysteriously broke and he had no idea why. Therefore, he recommended dual-booting Windows just in case.

Cue sea of comments explaining that the reason for the error he was getting was that Windows screwed up his bootloader (i.e. the problem was caused by dual-booting to begin with, LOL).

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[–] Auth@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

We dont actually know what was causing the performance differences between linux and windows in Jays testing. I've noticed sometimes linux is + or - 20% the performance of windows even with everything configured correct.

I dont like telling people that the preformance is going to be better than windows. I just point out that the preformance on linux is good enough to have an enjoyable experience. I'll take a 10% preformance hit to escape windows.