For those not prepared to replace their OS, I’ve been enjoying this project the last couple weeks.

https://gamenative.app/

And then use this to play it on your Android device: https://gamenative.app/

IIRC that same crisis also spurred funding for some of the key initial research that eventually culminated in lithium ion batteries. Considering the various stops and starts in that timeline, battery tech could easily be a decade or two behind where it currently is if not for the oil crisis.

The price might not be worth it, but would be really funny if Valve just delisted the claimed games in the UK and notified the publishers that they need to remove the claimed music or resolve the licensing issue if they want their game back up. Instead of one tidy lawsuit, suddenly these guys are being contacted by the angry lawyers of hundreds of orgs they have existing contracts with.

A lot of the hate in this thread seems unfounded. While this video touches on some things that the community is insecure about, I think it does a good job of providing relevant and true facts that someone considering the switch should know:

For someone not sure which distro to choose, they get:

• a warning about listicles and llms being unreliable resources
• a warning about a distro that is commonly recommended for gamers that has made the unfortunate decision to ship beta software in a release labeled as stable
• a showing of two better alternatives

For someone wondering about game compatibility, they learn:

• proton db is a useful resource, and if an online multiplayer game says “borked” you’re not going to get it working. If that’s a deal breaker for you then you should stop here
• for a good gaming experience outside steam deck you’re going to need to be comfortable with setting launch flags. If that’s a deal breaker, stop here
• Other than the borked one, all games they tried got running without more hassle than some launch flags that were easily found in proton db. I would actually call this charitable since they didn’t need to mess with different proton versions at all which is common

For someone who has used Linux on servers at work, but hasn’t tried it as a primary desktop they learn:

• you are Luke, if nothing above was a deal breaker, you’ll do fine

For someone who has never used Linux at all they learn:

• Don’t pick pop os like Linus
• if you pick bazzite like Elija and nothing above is a deal breaker, you’ll be alright

All of this information is valuable, relevant, true, and important for someone to be aware of before they dive in. I say all this as a gamer that’s been playing exclusively on Linux for over a year now. It is not an experience without friction, to me that friction is worth it. If someone else doesn’t think it’s worth it, I’d rather they not switch right now, rather than switch and have a bad time. Maybe in a couple years Valve will be able to reduce the friction in the broader ecosystem the way they did on the deck. Until then it’s better not to bring people in that are going to be unhappy with the current state.