There have been and are still streaming alternatives, but no one has ever done it like Google, with tons of infrastructure to support it, and Linux based servers and Linux made games on Vulkan. Even the ISP speed requirements they've listed are well within reason for most gamers, including those in the US without FO.The problem is that cloud streaming seems great until the latency and internet connection issues are factored into the equation. Someone who wants a cheap console may not have a great connection.
The Stadia makes sense for someone who doesn't have a lot of money and wants to game. The problem is that you can get a similar experience by using an el-cheapo laptop or desktop and a game streaming service like GeForce now. Sure it's likely not as easy to set up, but you can get a better value and can do all kinds of other things since it is a PC at the end of the day.
please do it and report back your findings, thanksIf more people do steam gaming, Proton will get more support.
If Proton gets more support, there will be more Linux gamers.
I say it should work fine and maybe actually better thanks to Linux being more lightweight in general.
I might actually dual boot PopOS and win10 just to test this.
I think realistically this is currently the case for Linux, and may never actually have a high enough ease of use factor for mainstream. It's easy to get lulled into thinking after watching a few guides that it will go smoothly, but most whom love it are basically tech geeks.Im never going linux. Its a pain.
The thing is though, for mainstream users, Steam has already peaked. Now I know full well Uplay, Origin, and Epic Games don't really compare, but they're finding ways to compete just the same, and doing fine by it. Then you factor in Stadia, and we have a whole new situation where if anything, Steam has not only more competition, but a bigger struggle to stay on top.If more people do steam gaming, Proton will get more support.
If Proton gets more support, there will be more Linux gamers.
I say it should work fine and maybe actually better thanks to Linux being more lightweight in general.
I might actually dual boot PopOS and win10 just to test this.
Im never going linux. Its a pain.
Unfortunately after repartitioning my ssd to keep the existing data on the ssd safe, pop os installed but refused to boot after a restart.
I just gave up on the ssd and completely formatted my hard drive and successfully installed pop os. After a reboot it booted however i couldnt install steam. I remembered then my wifi dongle doesnt work on linux. Aargg.
Ill try it with a different adapter if I can find a spare.
ME:
For the Steam games that work, whether natively in Linux, or via Proton, how good would you say the performance is relative to running straight on Windows?
COLLEAGUE:
Anecdotally, It's hard to say. Proton's gotten better over time, so performance has changed. There was only a handful of games I've played on both windows & linux on the same hardware (shoebox was dual-boot windows/linux for a while before I decided to run linux exclusively on it), and that machine was overkill hardware-wise for the games I played anyway: Borderlands 2, Fallout: New Vegas, etc.
The only thing I can say without hesitation is that Fallout 4 is markedly better on windows.
ME:
That's an odd kind of outlier..
COLLEAGUE:
It's just genuinely glitchy on linux
ME:
(insert sarcasm here): Fallout games are generally glitchy on Windows for about the first year or so, as well
COLLEAGUE:
But I've read that there's a general performance hit on Proton overall. Can't give a meaningful number though, sorry.
It's constantly changing, which is good
ME:
For the better, presumably...
COLLEAGUE:
Yeah, there are some regressions here and there but that's to be expected
ProtonDB shows how far it's come in such a short time.
No sarcasm necessary, that comment about Fallout stability is pretty on-point
ME:
lol
ProtonDB?
COLLEAGUE:
yeah it's just a tracking site for reports and game status: https://www.protondb.com/
ME:
kewl. I'm participating in that thread on Tom's Hardware, but with my "I heard from a guy.." expertise
COLLEAGUE:
Ah geez, well I have pretty limited exposure. Most of what I know about Proton comes from other people anyway.
I never looked into it, but there's gotta be a gaming channel that's covered testing proton vs. windows on the same hardware.
ME:
no worries, hence why I asked personal experience - I'm gonna delete the names, but copy-paste this bit of the conversation into the thread.
COLLEAGUE:
But since Proton's evolving, those metrics may even be out-of-date
actually scratch what I said about Borderlands 2. I think it has native linux support.
since media creation tool refuses to see my usb stick.