• nasi_goreng@lemmy.zip
    244·
    30 days ago

    Software and games.

    No matter some people claims, there are always software/games that simply won’t run on Linux or no alternative available.

        • IngeniousRocks (They/She) @lemmy.dbzer0.com
          23·
          29 days ago

          Kernel anti-cheat does not work on Linux

          And hopefully never will.

          Please keep the spyware on the spyware operating system.

          I’ve been a Linux user nearly exclusively) for over 20 years, I still keep an iPad and a windows desktop around for government stuff because the their apps and websites don’t work on my hardened systems (sus) or through TOR (less sus).

            • jmankman@lemmy.myserv.one
              91·
              29 days ago

              I can play SF6 and Dota2 on Linux. Are those not competitive? If I’m able to play these games free of cheaters on Linux, what’s stopping any other company from allowing me to play my games there? Guess what, games with kernel-level anti-cheat still have cheaters even when they universally block Linux from playing at all. Will allowing the OS with ~3% market share (specifically the subset of that 3% that will even be playing that game) make the cheater population skyrocket? I know your point is that you simply won’t switch if you can’t use/play what you want, but you’re complaining about an instance where the only thing preventing you from doing that is the corporation who makes the product, and has nothing to do with Linux itself.

            • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyzEnglish
              3·
              28 days ago

              People are on Windows because of inertia.

              If you look at just PC gaming, Steam charts show that the big competitive kernel-level AC titles are way down, the biggest one is the newest Rainbow 6, with 80k players of the 36 million people active on Steam right now, 10 million being in-game. Funny thing is, the biggest Steam title is indeed a competitive online shooter, CS2, but it runs fine on Linux.

              If it was competitive gaming that was the only reason people aren’t on Linux, most other segments would have seen a mass migration already. Competitive games can’t explain why 95%+ of the community is not on Linux.

              • teslasaur@lemmy.world
                11·
                28 days ago

                I’m on Windows because the games i want to play doesn’t work on linux. Simple as that.

                  • teslasaur@lemmy.world
                    11·
                    28 days ago

                    Numbers don’t lie.

                    I’m gently nudging my kid towards Linux though. But i have a feeling he will swap as soon as he encounters resistance or technical issues. Such as not being able to play the “new” game with his friends.

          • teslasaur@lemmy.world
            21·
            29 days ago

            It’s a nice outlet for my competitive nature. I get close to zero enjoyment from single player games or pve.

    • Blueberrydreamer@lemmynsfw.com
      134·
      29 days ago

      Did you know there’s Linux software that doesn’t run on windows too?

      There’s always something, and it’s an easy excuse. How many people using that excuse actually have one of those few missing pieces blocking them?

      And frankly, it’s so easy to dual boot at this point. I do get it, I have to hang on to windows to use fusion360, at least for certain projects.

      I’ll be damned if I’m going to waste my time and patience on windows for anything I can avoid though.

      • nasi_goreng@lemmy.zip
        2·
        29 days ago

        Read my comment again. “…no alternative available”

        Believe me, there are a lot of users that their software needed for their job only works on Windows. It’s not even some Adobe, Office, or generic software that we often hear. These software is hyperly specific that you will only know if you do the job.

        Moving to Linux without any actual software equivalent is basically asking them to abandon their jobs.