So I swapped over to Pop!_os a couple of weeks ago, having never used Linux in my life. Honestly I blame Lemmy, but I am good with it. It has been a fantastic change.

During this swap - I was trying to find some games to install. I guess this forced me to re-assess my digital collection and rediscover things.

I started playing slay the spire, control, guild wars 2, against the storm, path of exile, caves of qud, and just so many other things I forgot I had or moved on from.

Anyway - just an observation that Linux has somehow managed to rekindle the gamer in me after a stressful last year.

Anyway, thats all. Thanks to all of y’all for helping me troubleshoot everything.

Edit: …more OF my games.

  • pragmaOnce@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    14·
    2 years ago

    Literally same. Changed my daily driver from windows a year or so ago and its been night and day. Having to be intentional about acquiring games and getting them running with proton/lutris (not too much work these days thanks to Valve and GloriousEggroll) made me less of a collector and much more focused on what I want to play. Which means I play a lot more. Also this year has had some phenominal titles for indie and AAA.

  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    10·
    2 years ago

    Edit: …

    You can edit titles on Lemmy.

    And that’s awesome! I got the same effect when I got my Steam Deck. All of a sudden, I was passionate about gaming again.

    Enjoy!

  • Null@pawb.socialEnglish
    4·
    2 years ago

    Similar story here. I flipped from Windows 10 to Elementary OS a few weeks back, and have opened Steam to play games way more than I ever have.

    I think the change of scenery help rekindle my desire to play games.

      • russjr08@outpost.zeuslink.netEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        What Mac do you have? The instructions will vary depending on whether it’s x86 vs Apple silicon, and what year / “make” the Mac is.

      • Null@pawb.socialEnglish
        11·
        2 years ago

        Not sure how to put it on a Mac, but I don’t think any os is better than others. Windows, Linux, and MacOS to me is just like picking a flavor of ice cream. They all do the job, but what are you willing to tolerate?

        Now I know that’s over simplified but that’s really how I look at it.

  • WindowsEnjoyer@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    I remember few years ago (or like 5 years ago) when I was switching to windows on and off. Maximum of 1 year I switch to Linux, in a few months I switch back.

    Thanks to Steam contribution (and all the devs at winehq/dxvk), I stayed on Linux for more than a year and not planning to swith back. My favorite fps game is insurgency sandstorm.:) works great on Linux