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@Charon92 Glad you found it useful! Spread the word and bring more people here to hear the good news! Sometimes you just have to make sacrifices haha!
Personally I don't have as much time to game anymore, and my gaming todo list so far all has Linux support. Going to download Mint Cinnamon at work tomorrow then boot the bad boy on my hard drive instead of having to fork out a couple hundred for W10. -
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@jamescodesthing Nice find! I am no Apple fan but having the info for others is always good 😊
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@ChappIO @Charon92 Aw that sucks. I've read too many horror stories of dual boot to trust it fully and the idea of having to reboot to have the other half of my PC available is not enticing.
When you guys eventually move on from those games, let's hope your next catch is compatible! -
@TheCapeGreek yea VR is niche enough as it is. I don't expect devs to support Linux anytime soon
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@Froot Didn't we both express that sentiment in another rant? Anyway, this does help take some of the ambiguity and research time out of it. For some, it will help them to take the plunge.
Another dev on my team just got a new machine. Before he came in today I made two separate USB installers and ...
This is for people looking to switch to Linux but on the fence due to game support.
If you have a steam account, you can go to http://steam.bravehost.com and our in your public profile ID, and it'll tell you all the games in your library that support Linux.
For games you want to buy in the future, check http://www.steamdb.info/linux. I know the steam store lists by Linux too, but IMO it is too slow and visually noisy to see what you want.
Deus Ex Mankind Divided surprisingly works on Linux from what I see and so do other games I actually play, so I will likely take the plunge sooner than I thought!
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