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7 years later, Valve's Proton has been an incredible game-changer for Linux
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Proton helped me switch to Linux full time. Before that I was always dual booting.
It's a game changer for me for sure.
Same here. For folks hesitant to switch because of games, I was too, but it really is at the "just works" stage for 99% of games. Even some big AAA competitive online games like Marvel Rivals work on Linux.
The irony being if Microsoft allowed Windows 11 on BIOS boards I would've upgraded before the Recall stuff happened and not thought twice. Always a silver lining I guess.
Chiming in, same for me. Dual booting for over a decade. Haven't played on Windows for probably several years now.
@mintiefresh @cm0002 I had a bit different story. My heart wanted Apple, but my mind chose Linux. In the end, the mind won :blobcatcool: