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Today, I left windows behind for good (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I did it. For a few years now I've wanted to make the jump but lazyness and a bit of worry that my main game wouldn't work very well kept me from it.

Then some effing windows update caused ridiculous stuttering on games (or maybe it was a auto-update of some other hidden thing, I couldn't figure it out) so I decided that if I needed a system wipe, might as well as try gaming on linux.

Honestly? Much easier than I expected. Install Steam, turn two options on and 90% of your library is ready to go. I had to tinker with getting freesync to work (ended up just switching to wayland, which just worked) but other than the plugins I use for my main game requiring a bit of more work, smooth as butter really.

So yeah, if you are a lazy gamer like I am, next time you do a system wipe or get a new computer, try installing linux first. Don't even bother Dual booting it, if you don't like it just reinstall (setup your usb drive with ventoy and the images you want to try out.)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My steam install isn't with flatpack, I just did an apt install to get it. My Dualshock 4 worked in Elden ring without any changes from my side.

Is it every game? Or only specific ones? Is your controller bluetooth or does it have a specific dongle?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

@lorty only on certain games. Some games will work on my wired controller in some games won't. I was using an original Xbox controller and Xbox One controller.