It honestly makes me wonder why i keep using windows on my main desktop if proton allows playing most anything i play

      • @[email protected]
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        That’s true, but even streaming locally from my series x to stream Deck really degrades the image quality and introduces input delay (which of course could also be caused by my network idk) so I’m not too keen on streaming games

      • @[email protected]
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        I hate the input delay on cloud gaming. It’s just not something wish to deal with in action games. I used it on my phone to play persona but killer instinct on Streaming is suffering.

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          I found it to be barely noticeable on edge for Linux. Of course, it depends on your connection speed…

          • @[email protected]
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            It’s tolerable on a lot of games but anything that requires fast responses can feel pretty rough at times. Anything more chill or turn based runs just fine though!

  • @[email protected]
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    It honestly makes me wonder why i keep using windows on my main desktop if proton allows playing most anything i play

    I was asking myself the same question. Then I installed Linux on my desktop and I have never been happier

  • @[email protected]
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    I actually just installed Linux on my gaming PC and it’s mostly been a good experience.

    • Dremor
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      Same. I didn’t play on a Windows machine for almost a year and half.

    • @[email protected]
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      Bought a second drive to run Linux on my gaming PC. It’s been a month and I haven’t had the need to boot into Windows yet. I had some initial troubles during installation but it’s smooth sailing since. After owning the Steam Deck for 1+ year and already running Linux on my laptop, it was the last step towards ditching Windows entirely.

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    I find myself using desktop mode more on the Deck while docked than my Windows computer, that’s connected to the same monitor. Still trying to learn how to use programs like Bottles correctly, but once I do, I’m getting rid of the Windows computer.

  • packetloss
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    I don’t have a Steam Deck, but I just made the transition to fully running Arch on my gaming rig. So far everything just works.

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        Lets say a major game comes out something like Elder Scrolls VI. Could I play it straight away in Linux or are we talking about older AAAs?

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          On launch day, 70/30 chance in favor. For example, Baldurs Gate 3 is working perfectly and it just came out. Some newer games may require Proton fixes that can take a couple days to roll out though.

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        They work in general, especially if the games have no anticheat or 3rd party launchers. As an example, Sonys PC ports work very well on linux/proton. Linux gaming is great nowadays.

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        The only time I’ve experienced a AAA game not working at launch or shortly after launch is when the developer explicitly goes out of the way to block usage on Linux.

        Looking at you Bungie.

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    Around 2020 I ditched Windows for good, got me a high end AMD gaming rig, installed Ubuntu, regretted it, moved to Manjaro and been happy ever since.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      I only read of the rocky starts, i got mine with the recent steam sale at 10% off for the 64GB. Just need to get it a bigger SSD and I’ll be all set!

      • @[email protected]
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        A 1tb microSD card is a pretty good compromise. Its just as fast as ssd storage and significantly easier to install.

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          Yeah until you can’t fill up the SD because the boot drive is full of shaders.

          256 GB deck should be the baseline tbh, even with an SD card

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              Technically you can, but anytime the shaders need to update it’ll download the full shader cache back to the boot drive so there’s a lot of back and forth

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          I would have to disagree that any sdcard is as fast as an SSD.

          Maybe a really fast sdcard and a really slow SSD?

          Edit: oh maybe that is a steam-deck-specific thing? It’s the SSD connection over USB2 or something?

          • @[email protected]
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            No its Just that at some point disk speed provides marginal improvments for most games, especialy since most games were designed with hdd drivers in mind . And sd vs ssd in steam deck are at that point. There are exceptions to that, but they are pretty rare ( alghtough i cant remember one right now but i know i watched one comparison where nvme disk provided actual reasonable benefit compared to sata so i imagine its even bigger with sd card ). So unless you play very specific game a lot that you know benefits from fast disk speed then it dosent really matter that much.

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        I just picked up the corsairs mp600 1tb and an nvme enclosure to clone my drive for about 130 all together.

      • @[email protected]
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        I used Linux before Steam came to Linux, those were the good old days where every game required tinkering in WINE. I actually didn’t have a Steam account until it came to Linux, and then I played only a handful of Linux-native games (Rocket League was one of them).

        When Proton came to Steam, a whole new world opened up, and now I can basically assume a game will work and I’ll be right more often than not.

        So from my perspective, it wasn’t a rocky start at all, but a gradual widening of my gaming library. I’ve since played a ton more games, so I’ve rewarded Steam for the effort.

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          I spent ages thinking that I’d found a title that didn’t work, getting barely double-digit frame rates in the 3D hub area.

          And about two months later I realised that what I’d actually done was lock the laptop into low power mode with the CPU and GPU being way underclocked and locked to that regardless of load. One metaphorical switch flip later, 60+ fps.

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    I use Proton (Linux) for games where my hardware is overkill or my FPS is good enough.

    But in games where the hardware is maxed and the FPS is below my preference. I use windows because there is still sometimes like a 10%-20% loss by running windows stuff from Linux.

    In Steam Deck could be different because it’s more optimised maybe. There are exceptions that run better on Linux I understand (example: same FPS but less stuttering).

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    My only issue with Proton are crash and rendering issues related to ray tracing on certain games (probably Nvidia’s fault). Also, Halo master chief collection crash after a few minutes gameplay, but that’s might have something to do with the game being made by Microsoft. Other than that, it’s perfect. Even DLSS is working fine too.

  • @[email protected]
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    Steamdeck made me sell my desktop! I still have an entry-level gaming laptop if I need it but 90% of my PC gaming is on the deck now

  • Saint
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    Yes, join us! But srsly, quite a lot of games work great with proton on Linux. You can always check protondb.com for compability :)

  • kratoz29
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    Ahh, the Steam Deck, the SBC handheld that I can’t afford yet.

    • jerry
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      I just play ports on my switch and pretend.

        • jerry
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          I got a switch tablet for the same price, couldn’t resist the newer games.