[oreally]

This shifting of goalposts just to cater to linux just explains it all.

Comeon. If a customer bought a game that says it runs on linux, they should be able to play it on linux well, not just launch it and quit within 5 mins.

I get you have the ideology up in your head, but don't lie and embellish linux to this degree. The attitude just turns people off.

[craftkiller]

> If a customer bought a game that says it runs on linux, they should be able to play it on linux well

None of those games say they run on Linux.

  - Starcraft 2 is available for windows/mac: https://starcraft2.blizzard.com/en-us/
  - Anno 1800 is available for windows: https://store.steampowered.com/app/916440/Anno_1800/
  - Hogwarts Legacy is available for windows: https://www.hogwartslegacy.com/en-us/pc-specs

The fact that you can play most games on Linux these days is due to the Wine developers, Valve, and CodeWeavers. But those efforts are completely unrelated to the developers of those three games. Buying Starcraft 2 is not, in any way, purchasing a Linux game or transferring money to anyone working on Linux support.

Every game I've purchased that actually says it runs on Linux, has worked beautifully on Linux (stellaris and factorio come to mind). Most windows games work beautifully on Linux too, but Blizzard isn't lifting any fingers to make it that way.

[neogodless]

Yeah I hope I'm clear in that I'm not "against Linux" or "against people choosing to use Linux." I think Linux is awesome.

And I choose to use Windows for most of my personal computing, due to my gaming preferences, some needs (concussions + poor eyesight means things like scaling and brightness controls and refresh rate matter a lot to me), and my preference for DxO PhotoLab (which isn't Linux compatible.)

[ndriscoll]

"Linux" is really a family of operating systems, so people need to be more specific. It might run perfectly out of the box on consumer/gamer focused operating systems like Bazzite or SteamOS while perhaps requiring more work on something like Red Hat or NixOS. Those different operating systems all have wildly different approaches to how the OS actually works despite generally being able to run a largely overlapping set of programs.

It's like saying something works on "laptop" without specifying whether it's a Thinkpad or a Chromebook or a Macbook.

[chrsmth]

I can't comment generally but I use NixOS and have had no issues playing games on Steam. The setup was laughably simple, just `programs.steam.enable = true;` and Steam handles compatibility so well that I buy games without thinking "will this run".

Actually there was one thing I couldn't do but this isn't unique to NixOS. I tried to install a GTAV mod that allows you to ride your smart bike trainer in game: GTBikeV. The mod can be installed, but the Bluetooth doesn't work. This is a WINE limitation.