Linux

lol.

Listen, I'm not going to lie and say that Linux is all sunshine and rainbows, because it isn't - but neither is Windows. But I can play this game too!

• Minecraft runs faster for me on Linux than it does on Windows, I get frequent stutters in Windows especially when trying to use mods (the same exact profile has zero issues on Linux).

  • In fact, some shitty software that I used to have to install for work would constantly cause Minecraft to randomly die in the middle of the game's initialization.
  • Oh, and I had a friend who couldn't get the Minecraft Launcher to even prompt the Microsoft account sign in screen, we eventually tracked it down to the fact that he had uninstalled Edge (through the control panel - not with some hacky script or whatever), which apparently breaks the ability for the game to display the OAuth authorization screen. Did it ever tell us that this was the issue? No, we had to spend time tracking it down.

• Razer's software was so horrible in Windows that it would quite literally cause Windows Explorer to not startup properly unless I didn't have the hardware connected when I logged in. Otherwise it was a roll of the dice whether Explorer and the rest of the desktop shell would start. There is zero reason that having a peripheral plugged in should cause Windows' services to not start properly. OpenRazer on Linux has never caused anything like this, and works flawlessly. Nope, don't blame it on Razer. As an end-user, I don't care about that.

https://insider.razer.com/keyboards-8/razer-huntsman-mini-explorer-exe-hanging-23003

https://insider.razer.com/keyboards-8/explorer-exe-crashes-when-huntsman-te-is-reconnected-synapse-29319

https://insider.razer.com/razer-support-45/after-installing-razer-synapse-the-explorer-exe-program-stops-working-27866

https://insider.razer.com/razer-support-45/razer-orochi-v2-causing-windows-10-explorer-to-crash-break-26625?postid=120188#post120188

https://www.reddit.com/r/razer/comments/vak030/blackwidow_v3_crashing_windows_explorer/

https://insider.razer.com/keyboards-8/razer-huntsman-te-crashing-explorer-exe-on-startup-29963

Even tracking the problem down to it being due to Razer was a major pain.

Windows has all sorts of issues constantly, however according to the Microsoft forums all I have to do is run some random DISM command to fix it, I'm sure that'll definitely do the trick /s

Oh speaking of gaming - have you ever tried to use the Microsoft Store for games (which is required if you use game pass - a Microsoft first-party service)? Good luck. And if you do manage to get it to work, but have to reinstall Windows because of the fact that its had some random bullshit problem that requires a reinstall, god help you if you had your game pass games on a separate partition. You would think you'd just be able to tell Windows where the games are and not have to reinstall those - but nope, your account doesn't own those files (even though you're logged in with the same Microsoft account that they practically force you to login with these days just to access the desktop)! Due to the sandboxing, you can't change the permissions back either. But also, since you don't own those files, you can't delete them either - and Microsoft requires that the game pass games go in a specific directory on that partition that... you now can't modify because you dONt HaVE PerMISsioN tO DO thAT! So you need to either format the partition completely, or in my case since I had other stuff that I didn't feel the need to copy somewhere else just to then copy it back, delete the WindowsApps folder FROM LINUX. What in the actual fuck???

Finally, after you've done all that, and have installed Forza, a Microsoft First-Party Game you can't play multiplayer because the networking services are broken:

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/xbox/forum/all/teredo-working-cant-play-forza-horizon-4/a68f6896-95a4-4824-a5db-702d61244ae7

https://support.xbox.com/en-US/help/hardware-network/connect-network/troubleshoot-party-chat

https://forums.forza.net/t/teredo-unable-to-qualify/95883

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/xbox/forum/all/xbox-network-problem-teredo-is-unable-to-qualify/47ab3e0f-a9fe-49a6-aeb6-7aaa766e4ec9

[There are so many more, the posts are endless but I think this proves my point]

[Actually no, just to make sure, have a few more]

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/xbox/forum/all/teredo-is-unable-to-qualify-server-connectivity/381e2b04-c0c1-4348-a7d3-872b797d2616

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/xbox/forum/all/on-xbox-pc-forza-horizon-4-i-cannot-play/35a1197b-c9a6-456b-ad24-13dc53a7b4da

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/xbox/forum/all/teredo-unable-to-qualify/f0b6ffca-4fa1-45b3-95af-a79a647009b6

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/xbox/forum/all/teredo-is-unable-to-qualify/1ef6bc09-8188-41ac-b234-835ea8fc6f4c

Oh hey, look, a guide to fix the problem https://techcult.com/fix-forza-horizon-4-unable-to-join-session-xbox-one/ - NINE different methods to supposedly "fix" the problem, including the almighty lord and savior DISM reset command!

People act like Windows is some holy gift from god and is perfect - it isn't. Anyone whose been using Windows for more than 6 months knows that this is the case, they're just used to dealing with Microsoft's bullshit.

Everyone who says Windows is a viable alternative as a daily driver for things other than using Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel is just delusional.