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FFXIV on Linux (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by garretble@lemmy.world to c/finalfantasyxiv@lemmy.world
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This question may be rudimentary for a lot of people here, but since Microsoft has decided to stop supporting Windows 10 I have really thought about switching my PC that runs Final Fantasy 14 to a Linux box. So, the question is: Is anyone here playing this game on Linux, and how well does it run?

I have a relatively old PC, old enough so that I can’t upgrade it to Windows 11, but it plays Final Fantasy 14 just fine. So I assume on Linux the game will run OK. However, I worry that if there’s an extra layer with wine or some other emulation that it may run a little more sluggish.

Is Bazzite the way to go?

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[–] davidjennes@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The official macOS version is essentially the Windows version with a WINE wrapper.

Sadly it’s a bit outdated (last I checked), with mediocre performance to boot, but luckily the community made their own launcher and wrapper that works very well! You can find it here.

Might be useful to check what versions of tools they install and things they patch, if you ever run into any issues. Although I’m pretty sure the other posts here already linked to all the Linux specific info that’s needed 😁

[–] garretble@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I will check this out, thanks!