[StudentStuff]

Running games on Linux is trivial at this point, Valve has made WINE so easy to use that all my games from Windows work without me lifting a finger. Civ 5? No problem. Random Indie Game that only ever worked on Windows 7? Works great.

Google did not put sufficient resources towards building a broad platform. If they had, then the Stadia catalog would have many more titles. Instead the AAA rabbit hole has consumed the resources spent on Stadia, and players still get a crummy experience.

[alpaca128]

> Running games on Linux is trivial at this point

Running most things on Linux is trivial if you're lucky enough to run the right hardware and software configuration.

I'm not one of the lucky ones and even on my otherwise pretty compatible desktop more than 50% of my Steam games don't even start with Wine/Proton. Not to mention games from other distributors where you have to get both the launcher and the game to run at the same time. Lutris helps but may still need a lot of fiddling if it doesn't run on first try.

On average it's simply not comparable to Windows where a game not running well is a rare exception.

[me551ah]

Yes, but in my experience AAA titles don't always work that great with WINE. I tried overwatch a few years ago and it was a buggy mess. It's great for older titles though.