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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I made the same statement you did a while ago about having to tweak stuff to get it to work. I just don't have the time and patience to do it, and I got voted down for saying Linux isn't for me. I work tech, the last thing I want to do when I get home is mess with more settings and drivers etc.

The Linux and steamdeck forums EVERYWHERE constantly make apologies and excuses for having to tweak things to get gaming to work.

I just want Linux to be an out of the box great gaming experience, and I would sing to the rafters it's praise. It just isn't, and unless developers make their stuff work for 3-5% of an install base, I just don't see it happening. I want it to, I really do, but it's just not for the masses.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Linux isn't for the masses because it was never meant to be and still isn't made to be. You have to install it rather then it being installed by default and most Linux software targets power users who were disappointed by Windows.