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  • F fubarberry@sopuli.xyz
    25 May 2025, 21:23

    I think this screenshot is pretty telling.

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    regdog@lemmy.world
    wrote on 27 May 2025, 07:04 last edited by
    #36

    This screenshot is also slightly misleading since the color scheme suggests that 5 out of 5 games run better on SteamOS then on Windows. But if you check the numbers it is only 4 out of 5 games.

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    • M mohab@piefed.social
      27 May 2025, 02:49

      You joke, but half of my Steam library is incompatible with Steam Deck. Like, I fucking hate Windows, but I'm stuck there for gaming, and I don't even play these multiplayer games. I'm talking Catherine, Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, Under Night In-Birth II… etc. Niche games all of them.

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      xavier666@lemm.ee
      wrote on 27 May 2025, 07:07 last edited by
      #37

      I just checked the games on ProtonDB. Two games are Platinum are one is silver/gold. Essentially very less tinkering.

      Steam Deck compatibility is usually very conservative so even though it says incompatible, it will probably work. Nowadays, I just check if the game has some weird DRM or anticheat, otherwise it just works.

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      • R regdog@lemmy.world
        27 May 2025, 07:04

        This screenshot is also slightly misleading since the color scheme suggests that 5 out of 5 games run better on SteamOS then on Windows. But if you check the numbers it is only 4 out of 5 games.

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        dremor@lemmy.world
        wrote on 27 May 2025, 08:55 last edited by
        #38

        By 1 fps. Could be the within the margin of error.

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        • D don_alforno@feddit.org
          27 May 2025, 05:29

          What else would it be coming from on the exact same hardware?

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          pycorax@lemmy.world
          wrote on 27 May 2025, 09:57 last edited by
          #39

          Drivers possibly? I don't mean it as a dig at SteamOS, I'm just curious where the discrepancy is from.

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          • E echodot@feddit.uk
            27 May 2025, 03:46

            Every time I look at Macs I just can't get over how ridiculous they are in terms of pricing. Combined with the inability to upgrade after the fact. Buying one would just doom me to buying another a few years down the line, much better to just never get stuck in the ecosystem in the first place.

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            caesaravgvstvs@feddit.org
            wrote on 27 May 2025, 10:54 last edited by
            #40

            Even the steam deck is more upgradeable!

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            • P pineapplelover@lemm.ee
              27 May 2025, 06:02

              That's still good isn't it? At worst you're getting on par performance, at best it's better

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              plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works
              wrote on 27 May 2025, 11:30 last edited by plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works
              #41

              Not worth going through the trouble of installing this unless you only have games on Steam. The best thing about the Ally is the compatibility thanks to windows. If it offered better performance, then it would be worth dual booting it just to play steam games.

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              • E echodot@feddit.uk
                27 May 2025, 03:46

                Every time I look at Macs I just can't get over how ridiculous they are in terms of pricing. Combined with the inability to upgrade after the fact. Buying one would just doom me to buying another a few years down the line, much better to just never get stuck in the ecosystem in the first place.

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                plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works
                wrote on 27 May 2025, 11:33 last edited by
                #42

                Find a better, or equally good computer than the Mac Mini M4 at the same price.

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                • P plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works
                  27 May 2025, 11:30

                  Not worth going through the trouble of installing this unless you only have games on Steam. The best thing about the Ally is the compatibility thanks to windows. If it offered better performance, then it would be worth dual booting it just to play steam games.

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                  rakeshmondal@lemmy.zip
                  wrote on 27 May 2025, 11:47 last edited by
                  #43

                  Are you aware that steamOS supports more than just steam games?

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                  • X xavier666@lemm.ee
                    27 May 2025, 07:07

                    I just checked the games on ProtonDB. Two games are Platinum are one is silver/gold. Essentially very less tinkering.

                    Steam Deck compatibility is usually very conservative so even though it says incompatible, it will probably work. Nowadays, I just check if the game has some weird DRM or anticheat, otherwise it just works.

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                    mohab@piefed.social
                    wrote on 27 May 2025, 12:26 last edited by
                    #44

                    Shows one platinum, one gold, and one silver on my end? Catherine is notorious for being difficult to run on Linux, even the comments on ProtonDB say so… IDK if I can consider that very little tinkering.

                    Plus, that doesn't include docked performance… I need stable 60FPS docked for fighting games.

                    Like, I see your point that it's almost there, but going full tilt into gaming on Linux RN still feels like a risky investment for both my time and money when my $400 Windows laptop runs everything OOTB.

                    One day though.

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                    • P plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works
                      27 May 2025, 11:33

                      Find a better, or equally good computer than the Mac Mini M4 at the same price.

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                      echodot@feddit.uk
                      wrote on 27 May 2025, 13:04 last edited by
                      #45

                      Already have, there are loads of mini PCS on the market that were comparable to the Mac mini. Just do a Google search.

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                      • M mohab@piefed.social
                        27 May 2025, 12:26

                        Shows one platinum, one gold, and one silver on my end? Catherine is notorious for being difficult to run on Linux, even the comments on ProtonDB say so… IDK if I can consider that very little tinkering.

                        Plus, that doesn't include docked performance… I need stable 60FPS docked for fighting games.

                        Like, I see your point that it's almost there, but going full tilt into gaming on Linux RN still feels like a risky investment for both my time and money when my $400 Windows laptop runs everything OOTB.

                        One day though.

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                        chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world
                        wrote on 27 May 2025, 13:08 last edited by
                        #46

                        I made the jump two years ago. I started with a 512GB SATA SSD with Windows and then my main drive on Linux.

                        There aren't any games I play regularly that don't "just work" on Linux, but I also get that can depend on the person. I hope you can get there one day.

                        Until then....maybe dual boot?

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                        • E echodot@feddit.uk
                          27 May 2025, 13:04

                          Already have, there are loads of mini PCS on the market that were comparable to the Mac mini. Just do a Google search.

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                          plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works
                          wrote on 27 May 2025, 14:30 last edited by
                          #47

                          Better or equally good, not comparable. I know there’s a bunch of them, but none offer better or equally performance for the price, only “comparable”.

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                          • R rakeshmondal@lemmy.zip
                            27 May 2025, 11:47

                            Are you aware that steamOS supports more than just steam games?

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                            plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works
                            wrote on 27 May 2025, 14:31 last edited by plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works
                            #48

                            Yes but that defeats the point since you still have to go into desktop mode to install the other games. And more importantly It doesn’t support Gamepass.

                            For the Ally there’s just not enough benefits to go through the effort, I’ll reiterate.

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                            • C chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world
                              27 May 2025, 13:08

                              I made the jump two years ago. I started with a 512GB SATA SSD with Windows and then my main drive on Linux.

                              There aren't any games I play regularly that don't "just work" on Linux, but I also get that can depend on the person. I hope you can get there one day.

                              Until then....maybe dual boot?

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                              mohab@piefed.social
                              wrote on 27 May 2025, 18:21 last edited by
                              #49

                              I am dual booting Artix and Win 11, and solely gamed on Linux for 2 years before getting into a bunch of games that don't run there, which eventually pushed me to dual boot Win 11.

                              I'd rather not touch Windows at all though and just hate it any time I have to use it for any reason other than gaming. The flip side is I hated gaming on Linux when I had to use it to play incompatible games.

                              I'll most likely just wait until my favorite games run on there and move for good. Maybe go for a Steam Deck then too. But RN attempting to go back to gaming on Linux feels like a potential time/money sink for non optimal results, which doesn't make sense when I already have a working setup.

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                              • M mohab@piefed.social
                                27 May 2025, 18:21

                                I am dual booting Artix and Win 11, and solely gamed on Linux for 2 years before getting into a bunch of games that don't run there, which eventually pushed me to dual boot Win 11.

                                I'd rather not touch Windows at all though and just hate it any time I have to use it for any reason other than gaming. The flip side is I hated gaming on Linux when I had to use it to play incompatible games.

                                I'll most likely just wait until my favorite games run on there and move for good. Maybe go for a Steam Deck then too. But RN attempting to go back to gaming on Linux feels like a potential time/money sink for non optimal results, which doesn't make sense when I already have a working setup.

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                                chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world
                                wrote on 27 May 2025, 19:12 last edited by chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world
                                #50

                                It's always interesting seeing the different experiences people have. I have way less problems on Linux with games than I do on Windows. Mostly because every time I would boot into Windows, I'd have to spend 15-20 minutes on a good day installing patches for games and Windows Updates.

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                                • P plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works
                                  27 May 2025, 14:31

                                  Yes but that defeats the point since you still have to go into desktop mode to install the other games. And more importantly It doesn’t support Gamepass.

                                  For the Ally there’s just not enough benefits to go through the effort, I’ll reiterate.

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                                  rakeshmondal@lemmy.zip
                                  wrote on 31 May 2025, 22:04 last edited by
                                  #51

                                  For the Ally there’s just not enough benefits to go through the effort, I’ll reiterate.

                                  for you, yes.

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