Can "Insert Linux Distro Bias" Play Games?
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Күн бұрын(00:00) - Introduction
(00:27) - Addressing Comments / Case in Point
(02:08) - Slight Misinformation. Linux DOES support Kernel Level Anti-Cheat, just not software like Denuvo and Vanguard.
(03:23) - All that's needed to play (Install your drivers silly, just like on Windows. That's it! Linux Distro flavor is IRRELEVANT)
The short answer, is that as long as you have gaming capable hardware and your GPU drivers are installed, odds are Linux will play most any of your games regardless of which distribution you choose to deploy on your system; provided your hardware specifications are gaming capable.
Most every main stream Linux distro has GPU drivers within their repositories for all major GPU distributors. So long as they're installed, it doesn't matter what distro you choose to use, it'll game.
Game's that "can't" be played on Linux typically default to one singular mutual feature generally shared across similarly "incompatible" titles. Kernel level anti-cheat software is highly frowned upon in the Linux Community, so it's no surprise to find that games which deploy anti-cheat softwares like Denuvo Anti-Cheat will not be compatible on Linux as the anti-cheat software will prevent the game from launching.
If the developers of these games changed anti-cheat providers to something like Punkbuster, EasyAntiCheat or similar; Linux would be permitted to play said game. It is not a technical limitation on the part of Linux that games like Fortnight are not playable.
In the grand scheme of things, to say that there are far more playable games on Linux than not would be a gross understatement. If it's built for it, happy gaming. (and be honest with yourself, know what your hardware is capable of)
Got nothing against Intel CPU's, or AMD GPU's, both are solid hardware. I'm merely stating that my experiences assisting people has been that when Intel CPU's paired with AMD GPU's on Linux, it's these who seemingly run into the most conflict. And it's quite possible only because of the very point of this video....
Ensure your drivers are installed! Same as on Windows!
@user-is1zg5ku4p 17 күн бұрын
This past 2 months alone, I've been able to jam most everything from Hogwarts, Elden Ring, and Elite Dangerous on NixOS, Arch, and Debian. Awesome video man.
@alphaobeisance3594 16 күн бұрын
Yes! All fantastic games!
@Sindarul 13 күн бұрын
I don't play such a large variety of games, but I would say that 99% of what I need, I can play (looking at you Assetto Corsa), even if it requires a tiny bit of tinkering. For some years, Kubuntu was the 'just works' distro for me, but after that I switched to Arch and I still don't have issues. I would say that Wayland + KDE + Nvidia Optimus laptop is still not an option for sane people, but I don't mind sticking with X11 for a while. I do, however, think that Linux gaming is a thing and was a thing for some years now. And every contribution counts to make it even better, even just having a Linux gaming machine, if you cannot find bugs and such. Add to the numbers.
@alphaobeisance3594 13 күн бұрын
Gaming on linux has been possible for a long time now, but since Valves contributions over the past 5 years; it's made exponential leaps forward to the extent that I don't even hesitate to pre-order games anymore as I'm so confident the games will "just work" out the box. Good time to be gaming on Linux ^_^
@iranoutofusernameideas7438 16 күн бұрын
Can you make a tutorial on how to easily install steam on arch linux? I haven't been able to figure it out and already tried following a guide and when I installed steam and tried to login the app kept crashing and went black and would not respond.
@alphaobeisance3594 16 күн бұрын
open your terminal and type "sudo pacman -S steam" without quotations.=) if you have an Nvidia card you can do sudo pacman -S steam nvidia-dkms nvidia-settings nvidia-utils vulkan-icd-loader this will install steam, nvidia drivers and the vulkan-icd-loader package will enable you to turn on ray tracing in compatible games.
@iranoutofusernameideas7438 16 күн бұрын
@@alphaobeisance3594 Yeah I installed steam but when I tried to sign in it went to a black screen and I tried restarting the application but it still went to a black screen and I wasn't able to access the store or library.
@connorjames1066 15 күн бұрын
I'm reasonably certain you will also have to uncomment the multilib repository in /etc/pacman.conf
@alphaobeisance3594 15 күн бұрын
@@connorjames1066 yes I did forget about that. I enable that by default during installation so I don't often think of it beyond that lol
@matthewbentley1442 15 күн бұрын
Personally I run an NVIDIA Graphics card with an AMD CPU, and I've had a hell of a time trying to get the drivers to work properly on any Arch Installation. Every time I install the propitiatory drivers, the resolution of my monitors tanks, and there is no way to configure the resolution in NVIDIA Control panel or the display settings. The issue probably has something to do with the Arch Install Script, and the specific Hardware I'm using, as I haven't done a full Arch install without the Script since 2020. I'm sure after tinkering with the configs for a while I could resolve the issues I have with NVIDIA, but I don't do too much gaming anymore.
@alphaobeisance3594 15 күн бұрын
@@matthewbentley1442 sounds like your maybe trying to run Wayland. Switch to X and it should smooth out. Wayland makes my rigs go ape shit too lol.
@matthewbentley1442 15 күн бұрын
I do recall reading that Wayland had some bugs to be sorted out, that probably is the issue
@alphaobeisance3594 15 күн бұрын
@@matthewbentley1442 yeah I haven't tried Wayland in a hot second as it never played nice. Heard there have been improvements, but until it's as rock solid as X I likely won't switch. P.s. I use archinstall these days as I can't be bothered with a manual install anymore. So I'd write that off as a potential issue. I'd bank on Wayland being the issue for sure. If not lmk, I like a good mystery haha
@matthewbentley1442 15 күн бұрын
@@alphaobeisance3594 iirc I tried switching from Wayland to X and the issue was persistent. I'll do some tinkering
@alphaobeisance3594 15 күн бұрын
@@matthewbentley1442 sudo pacman -S amd-ucode nvidia-dkms nvidia-utils nvidia-settings vulkan-toolkit What DE are you using? If it's KDE try disabling the compositor. Just shooting in the dark here, I never had much issue with KDE until 6.0 released, it's been broken for me ever since lol using i3 now
@munshidomain 15 күн бұрын
How about games with anti-cheats? Like Vanguard and Easy...
@alphaobeisance3594 15 күн бұрын
Linux supports EAC, VAC, Battleye, FairFight, Punkbuster and so on. I've played Apex Legends, which uses EasyAntiCheat by EA. Battlefield uses punkbuster or battleye, I don't recall but I know both have support. If I recall, Valorant uses Vanguard and is not supported but it's been a good while since I've looked into that, so it may have changed. But last I knew Valorant is unplayable due to the anti-cheat deployed by RIOT. I looked up Fornites anti-cheat and apparently it uses EAC, so it's literally at the fault of Epic Games for not enabling the Linux support within Fortnite to make it playable on Linux. (This is something they CAN, and HAVE done in many games, but Fortnite is their cash cow, so it's unlikely they'll do so). I looked up COD's anti-cheat and they use their own propriety anti-cheat called "ACT" or "anti-cheat technology" and I've played several COD games, including Warzone. Check www.protondb.com for game compatibility. The database is rather dated, and I find the ratings don't properly reflect the play-ability of games today as it's improved so greatly over the past 3-4 years that it's just impossible to have a legitimate rating without wiping the old database and building a new one with new reviews.
@munshidomain 15 күн бұрын
@@alphaobeisance3594 Appreciate your work man.
@alphaobeisance3594 15 күн бұрын
Just tryin to help =). Gaming on Linux has reached a point where it's no longer about technical limitations, as the systems run games just fine. So good in fact that I pre-order games frequently (Baulders Gate 3, STALKER2 being most recent), and I don't do so lightly. Being willing to preorder major titles like that with such confidence that they will run speaks volumes as to how far Linux has come in terms of technical capabilities. And while last year was HUGE for Anti-Cheat support on Linux, there are still some big anti-cheat players out there that refuse to enable Linux support (the support generally exists, but devs don't always enable it). So the only people who really end up hurting on Linux are those that are wholly committed to playing games that either haven't had their linux anti-cheat support enabled, or in a few niche circumstances, don't have support at all (like Denuvo). It's really like any other gaming platform at this point. Can't play Playstation or Xbox exclusive titles on opposing consoles, and in the same way some games just wont play on Linux. Thankfully though, games playable on Linux far outnumber those unplayable. Thanks for commenting! I enjoy the conversations!
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