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This can be explained in a single URL:

https://www.protondb.com/explore

This is a list of games (by default sorted by popularity) and their compatibility with Linux. Some games work great, but there are major games like PUBG and Destiny 2 that don't work at all. Some major games like Apex Legends require tweaking to work.

If you're a hardcore gamer, then you need Windows because the games need Windows.

Though this may slowly change over time since Valve put out the Steam Deck which runs Linux.



To echo a comment I made elsewhere in the thread, one thing that's worth considering is that WHAT TYPE of games you play makes a big difference.

Most single player games work well, most multiplayer games don't.

Both are very valid ways to play games, but it can give different gamers very different experiences with what's supported.


No, only if you play those specific, multiplayer only games.

You can be a hardcore gamer and not play any of those.

There are very different type of gamers out there, don't forget about us, people who play single players!




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