Good news for those with Nvidia still on the fence about Linux

[LucShep]

This is interesting to me and, I presume, also for some of you who do not want to migrate by force to Windows 11 (Windows 10 is now over EOL).

In the next coming months, there'll be changes on Linux that should (finally) boost Nvidia, to work as good there as it does in Windows (if not better, considering its other advantages).
Bazzite, Pop!_OS and other distros have been getting big momentum and will start propagating Linux usage in coming months and years.
I'm only presuming now but, more hardware and software developers will start looking that way.

So, and just a FYI:

 

Edited 4 hours ago by LucShep

[Aviators]

My dream? 100% compatible DCS on Linux.

[Wostg]

the real test will be DCS + the 50 accompanying programs in the background 

[MAXsenna]

21 minutes ago, Wostg said:

the real test will be DCS + the 50 accompanying programs in the background 

And all my gadgets. I have my doubts it will ever happen.  

[speed-of-heat]

35 minutes ago, Wostg said:

the real test will be DCS + the 50 accompanying programs in the background 

 

12 minutes ago, MAXsenna said:

And all my gadgets. I have my doubts it will ever happen.  

This oh and VR 

[SharpeXB]

Unless the cost of porting to Linux was zero it would never be worthwhile for any dev to spent money to get an extra 2-3% of the market. Simple math. Gamers won’t use Linux because there aren’t enough games and devs won’t use Linux because there aren’t enough customers.

[Hiob]

Considering the massive support and push from Steam towards Linux, who for sure have more insight and data on that then you (we), I think you‘re wrong.

Tides are shifting. Admittedly slowly, but they are. The downfall of AAA is also in favour of the shift.

[Dragon1-1]

This is mostly a result of large multiplatform engines that allow games to be developed without worrying about the particulars of running on Linux or Mac. Devs that don't use one of these would still have to code specifically for each platform. Linux is not going to take over the gaming market anytime soon, and given all the associated utilities, I especially wouldn't expect DCS to run on it outside Proton. 

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

If Microsoft pushes Window 12 in the direction some people seem to think it does, there's going to be an even larger push for Linux in the not-too-distant future.
I for one would love to make the switch too, but there are so many other variables than simply 'will my games run at decent framerates' so there's a lot of work to be done to make that a reality.

[Dangerzone]

How does Vulkan fit into this? Is Vulkan going to give DCS better capabilities for Linux support?

1 hour ago, Raven (Elysian Angel) said:

If Microsoft pushes Window 12 in the direction some people seem to think it does, there's going to be an even larger push for Linux in the not-too-distant future.

This is my concern too. Microsoft has over the past few years shown it no longer releases updates that benefit the user, but benefit them at the determent of the user- while continuing to remove features from Windows. WMR was one of the more recent examples of this, and if it wasn't for one very gifted person who has provided a workaround for this, a lot of headsets would be paperweights now. I have no trust in Microsoft's future, and expect more things to be 'taken away' as they move forward into their new vision and have slowly been migrating to applications that are multi-platform. DCS is the only reason I still have a Windows PC at home. 

I made the switch early away from Adobe, and while it was painful at the time, no where near as painful as people who stayed onboard, and then switched later. I'm wanting to do the same thing and get away from Microsoft earlier while it will be less painful. 

Edited just now by Dangerzone