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The only thing stopping me from migrating is 90% of my Steam library isn't available on Linux. I'm stuck on Windows for my main
Edit: Thank you everyone! Last time I checked was about 6 months ago, I didn't give Proton a proper shot and I will be glad to migrate fully!
How is that much of your library not functional? I have a library of 4200 games (some from family library) and over 90% are just fine thanks to proton.
I didn't use Proton, there's the difference. Most games didn't have a download option. I felt a compatibility module wouldn't offer nearly as good performance/efficiency as a game designed to run on Linux/ext4 - but are you saying that playing via Proton is fine?
You could check for yourself: https://www.protondb.com/
If a game is rated Gold or above, it's generally good to go on most systems. Platinum is the best rating other than Native, which means it's a game with an official Linux version. Proton is the reason I switched to Linux.
Bronze and Silver games might play fine too, but you'll either have to do some tinkering or it just won't work. It's not that often that these games work "out of the box."