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    2024 is the Year of Linux on the Desktop, at least for my boyfriend. He's running Windows 7 right now, so I'll be switching him to Ubuntu in a few days. Ubuntu was chosen because Proton is officially supported in Ubuntu.

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    [–] Clbull@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

    Windows 12 may end up being my transition to Linux, especially if they go for a subscription model. If you told me just a decade ago that Linux was a viable OS for gaming, I would have laughed at you.

    Valve have outdone themselves with Proton. So have those who worked on DXVK and VKD3D.

    [–] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

    A decade ago I was already firmly away from playing games under Windows.

    World of Tanks, SW:TOR (IIRC), Warcraft III TFT, SW: KotOR I and II, Jedi Academy and Jedi Outcast, X-Wing Alliance, X-Wing vs TIE Fighter, Empire at War, older Paradox games and a few others ran fine for me under Wine. I'm not sure if I had Rome: Total War working back then (definitely ran Medieval II: Total War with a few heavy mods later), I think at some point RTW worked fine. Well, also Galactic Battlegrounds (again Star Wars) and the second Battlefront (again Star Wars). And Battle for Middle-Earth I and II (these are boring), and War of the Ring (that one was and is really good), and some little-known space station manager game from a Russian studio, and likely some other things. Ah, also Star Wars: Rebellion without tactical space battles (would crash on these).

    It wasn't a viable OS for gaming for adults, but for teens with interest in Linux - no problem at all.

    [–] cRazi_man@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    I'll be the first to hope for the demise of Windows....but I thought the "subscription model" rumours were all discredited. Obviously anything could happen in the future I guess.

    [–] lud@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

    Yes, the subscription would only apply to Windows IOT.

    Win IOT is for embedded systems, so pretty much only corporate customers would be affected.

    [–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

    Windows 11 is my stopping point. I will use windows 10 until end of life (either myself or the os). BUT knowing windows every other os, the next one after w11 should be OK. Time will tell.