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Anon gets rid of drop box (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 days ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] RedSnt@feddit.dk 22 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

I had this mindset for about 2 decades, from when I first played around in OpenSUSE and Compiz back in 2005 up to 2024 when I finally switched because of Windows 10 being put out to pasture by Microsoft. But since I'm now in my early 40s and no longer play competitive games as I used to 15 years ago, I've had zero problems with Linux and gaming.

So I totally understand your mindset as I too once thought the same.
Problem with waiting is of course that developers don't favor linux due to lack of people on linux playing game, so it's a vicious circle:

not playing on linux because it's not well supported by games
game devs not making games for linux because not enough players are there.

I hope you enjoy linux when you're ready.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I switched in my 20s when I stopped caring about competitive games, and I'm always surprised at how little effort it is to do the things I want to do.

[–] RedSnt@feddit.dk 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

To be fair, I did find a few very early windows 98/XP'ish games or so hard to get going. There was a period where developers tailored the games very specifically for the OS. But they're fairly rare.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

That's tricky on Windows too, and generally you need a compatibility layer anyway (e.g. dosbox).

[–] BlueberryWalnut@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This post accurately described my life. High five brother.

[–] RedSnt@feddit.dk 1 points 1 day ago

Hell yeah! ✋