2y ago

Im not sure why, but making the swap to linux has made me play more if my games.

So I swapped over to Pop!_os a couple of weeks ago, having never used Linux in my life. Honestly I blame Lemmy, but I am good with it. It has been a fantastic change.

During this swap - I was trying to find some games to install. I guess this forced me to re-assess my digital collection and rediscover things.

I started playing slay the spire, control, guild wars 2, against the storm, path of exile, caves of qud, and just so many other things I forgot I had or moved on from.

Anyway - just an observation that Linux has somehow managed to rekindle the gamer in me after a stressful last year.

Anyway, thats all. Thanks to all of y'all for helping me troubleshoot everything.

Edit: ...more OF my games.

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Literally same. Changed my daily driver from windows a year or so ago and its been night and day. Having to be intentional about acquiring games and getting them running with proton/lutris (not too much work these days thanks to Valve and GloriousEggroll) made me less of a collector and much more focused on what I want to play. Which means I play a lot more. Also this year has had some phenominal titles for indie and AAA.
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You can edit titles on Lemmy.
And that's awesome! I got the same effect when I got my Steam Deck. All of a sudden, I was passionate about gaming again.
Enjoy!
- Yeah I'm on Sync and it's not letting me - or I'm an idiot
Similar story here. I flipped from Windows 10 to Elementary OS a few weeks back, and have opened Steam to play games way more than I ever have.
I think the change of scenery help rekindle my desire to play games.
- @Null @citrusface is Linux better than windows? I have a Mac? How can I put Linux on it?
  
  What Mac do you have? The instructions will vary depending on whether it's x86 vs Apple silicon, and what year / "make" the Mac is.
  
  I think all operating system have their plusses and minuses.
  I would suggest dual booting and trying out a distro before fully jumping ship.
  There are a lot of distros to choose from, but installing Linux is a pretty easy task.
  You'll essentially just need to boot into BIOS and the boot from a USB that you've mounted an ISO on for the distro of your choice.
  I am using Pop!_os and personally, I love it. It has a MacOS feel, but it's not a locked in ecosystem.
  https://distrochooser.de/
  You can use this site to get a feel for your options - Elementary OS is another that has a MacOS feel.
  Once you land on a distro you want to try out - YouTube will be your friend, there are 1000 videos out there to show you how to set a up a dual boot.
  Just make sure you back up ALL of your files before you start anything just to be safe.
  
  Not sure how to put it on a Mac, but I don't think any os is better than others. Windows, Linux, and MacOS to me is just like picking a flavor of ice cream. They all do the job, but what are you willing to tolerate?
  Now I know that's over simplified but that's really how I look at it.
I remember few years ago (or like 5 years ago) when I was switching to windows on and off. Maximum of 1 year I switch to Linux, in a few months I switch back.
Thanks to Steam contribution (and all the devs at winehq/dxvk), I stayed on Linux for more than a year and not planning to swith back. My favorite fps game is insurgency sandstorm.:) works great on Linux

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