• Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip
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    10 days ago

    I wish I wasn’t such a coward about this.

    Three questions for you:

    • Will I be able to run Blender without issue?
    • Can I run Steam/Steam games easily?
    • Will Discord work?
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      Will I be able to run Blender without issue?

      The free and open source 3D creation software developed on Linux and primarily run on Linux? Yeah, you should be fine.

      Can I run Steam/Steam games easily?

      Absolutely. Games that have a problem running on linux are mostly contained to this with anti-cheat. You can verify your game’s compatibility with protondb.com.

      Will Discord work?

      Of course. Discord has a linux native client.

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        10 days ago

        To top that off, you can dip your toes in by running a live image off a USB thumb drive to check if your hardware is recognized and supported out of the box. I have used Linux for 10-15 years, but never for gaming. This year I made the final jump, the one thing I had kept windows for. I don’t play competitive games with anticheat, and everything is running great. I anticipated more bullshit, because 15 years ago, Linux was not so polished. At this point I’m fine with running Linux on elderly folks PCs. It’s finally “good enough” to do just about everything and legitimately excels at most things.

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      Games run easily, but there are some that won’t run at all. Mainly those that use anti cheat and kernel level shit. Discord does work, but i remember that maintaining it updated was a pain in the ass. In any case, I didnt use it that much so…