There's a lot of blog posts and news articles being written right now centred around Microsoft's plans for updates to Windows 11, and potential kernel changes, with some thinking this means big things for Linux gaming.

There’s a lot of blog posts and news articles being written right now centred around Microsoft’s plans for updates to Windows 11, and potential kernel changes, with some thinking this means big things for Linux gaming.

Sorry to say, but I’m here to bring a more realistic take and to help keep all your feet on the ground.

quite relevant to yesterday’s discussion.

  • mox@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    135·
    3 months ago

    Games requiring kernel-level anti-cheat are such a small minority of games that I struggle to think how this could mean big anything (good or bad) to Linux gaming in general.

    • theshatterstone54@feddit.ukEnglish
      38·
      3 months ago

      Unfortunately, a lot of those are super popular and there are still gamers that want to switch to Linux but can’t because of those games.

      • narc0tic_bird@lemm.eeEnglish
        820·
        3 months ago

        Unfortunately, a lot of those are super popular and there are still gamers that don’t want to switch to Linux but can’t because of those games.

        FTFY because of course most of these people could switch and just stop playing these couple of games, that’s hardly life changing.

          • narc0tic_bird@lemm.eeEnglish
            36·
            3 months ago

            Downvote all you want, but that’s how it is. People prioritize certain things over others - and that’s completely fine - but don’t pretend like they don’t have a choice. On the contrary, more people switching to a Linux distribution despite incompatible games would lead to these games more likely adopting Linux compatibility.

            • tabular@lemmy.worldEnglish
              3·
              3 months ago

              To pretend they have a choice is what the “free will” assumption is all about - but everything everything else you said was logical.

              Though I would disagree about how life changing it can be to stop or not play a video game. It has not been easy for my best friends to understand all the reasons why I can no longer play certain games with them or refuse to play new ones (I use Linux and won’t dual boof Windows, I’d rather play open source game and use open source communication software).

              • narc0tic_bird@lemm.eeEnglish
                1·
                3 months ago

                Whether free will exists or not would add a whole new layer to this discussion that you could easily add to almost any discussion as a wildcard. If we assume that using Windows vs Linux is predetermined as opposed to being a choice, this whole comment tree doesn’t make any sense. So let’s not go there.

                In my opinion, if quitting playing a couple of games really is life changing to you, you have deeper problems. If your so-called friends can’t understand why you quit a game over something that’s more important (to you), then find different people who do. That’s almost as stupid as American kids excluding other kids for not using iMessage/iPhone. Doesn’t mean your friends have to stop playing these games, but you can share other moments with them. Other games, conversations, other activities altogether.

                • tabular@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  31·
                  3 months ago

                  That layer shows it doesn’t make sense to start on your original layer, so let’s stop that common line of though too? I can’t talk to everyone so this card is currently a single target, negation and destruction :)

                  I mostly agreed on the other paragraph. Just that friends can not understand but still be supportive, and sad you’re not there for games (which are more important than the public would agree).