The recent news that SteamOS may soon be shipped with third-party devices could be particularly important for Linux gaming on desktops.

Even gamers nexus’ Steve today said that they’re about to start doing Linux games performance testing soon. It’s happening, y’all, the year of the Linux desktop is upon us. ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ

  • Technus@lemmy.zip
    561·
    12 hours ago

    A Linux distro with a great OOTB experience for gamers would go a long way.

    • Steam pre-installed
    • trustworthy Flatpak packages for popular gamer apps like Discord (not uploaded by some nameless rando)
      • TeamSpeak for curmudgeons like me and my friends
    • desktop environment tailored to Windows users
    • auto-install and configure graphics drivers for AMD and Nvidia
    • configurable automatic updates and system backup
    • choice between Chromium, Firefox, etc. for default browser during setup
    • included in Steam Deck compatibility testing
    • BmeBenji@lemm.ee
      1·
      11 minutes ago

      Don’t forget real, well-tested HDR and VR support on all GPUs out of the box.

    • Resonosity@lemmy.world
      1·
      52 minutes ago

      I’d also add automatic configuration for multiple monitors, perhaps as much as 3 or as much as tmmy laptop’s GPU allows for.

      I’ve been doing some research and it seems like arandr has the best GUI for doing this.

    • thatsnothowyoudoit@lemmy.ca
      1·
      2 hours ago

      I was so impressed with Garuda that I adopted it for my primary workstation OS even though I’m using the “gaming edition”.

    • somedev@aussie.zone
      1·
      4 hours ago

      I’ve been using Nobara and its been awesome. I wanted a fairly standard desktop with a gaming focus and it fit the bill. It even managed to automatically get the power saving sorted for my laptop which has a nvidia GPU. Great distro.

      • AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works
        18·
        11 hours ago

        Bazzite is fantastic and it’s what I’m running on my gaming laptop, but I’ve always wondered why you would want to put it on a Steam Deck? Is it for the people who use it as a laptop replacement?

    • megopie@beehaw.org
      2·
      9 hours ago

      As I understand it, there have been issues with distributing Nvidia drivers in a Linux distro. Some do do it, but it’s kind of a legal grey area due to potential conflicts with the license of the Linux kernel.

      I don’t really understand it fully, but it’s been an issue for a while. Apparently it’s less of an issue now because Nvidia partially open sourced its drivers. AMD’s GPU drivers apparently don’t have these issues.

      Wonder what the situation with intel’s new GPUs and its drivers is.