Don't let your eyes deceive you: Windows compatibility is an illusion
I often see comments that have bought into the commonly-held belief that "Windows is better than SteamOS because I can play all my games." But this is a complete myth. Fact is: SteamOS and Proton yield much better results when it comes to most games--especially retro titles. So unless you're playing something like Destiny 2 or this years Call of Duty derivative, you're gonna have a better experience on Linux/SteamOS.
Links & References:
SimCity 3000 on GOG: https://www.gog.com/en/game/simcity_3000
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith: https://store.steampowered.com/app/32...
Command & Conquer: Generals portrait mode issues: https://gaming.stackexchange.com/ques...
Max Payne 2 community fix: https://github.com/fkortsagin/Max-Pay...
Alder Lake CPU issues: https://www.pcmag.com/news/intel-thes...
Windows Blue Screen of Death: / 1660751345425448960
BioShock Remastered: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/bi...
GTA de-makes (Switch): https://www.humblebundle.com/store/gr...
PC: https://store.steampowered.com/app/15...
Destiny 2: https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoun...
Bungie ruining everyone's fun with Destiny 2: https://help.bungie.net/hc/en-us/arti...
Valve, Proton, and Elden Ring: https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoun...
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My Office Rig:
❯ AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
❯ ASRock B550 TAICHI RAZER Edition
❯ MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
❯ G. SKILL DDR4 32GB x4 (128GB)
❯ HYTE Y60 Case
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❯ AMD Ryzen 7 1800x
❯ MSI Pro Series X370 SLI PLUS
❯ NVIDIA GTX Titan X (Pascal) 12 GB
❯ GSkill Ripjaw V DDR4 8GB x4 (32 GB)
❯ Fractal Design Define R9 Case
❯ Manjaro GNOME
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❯ ASUS X99-E-10G WS
❯ Intel Core i7-6900K @ 3.2GHz
❯ NVidia Titan X (Pascal)
❯ DDR4 Corsair Vengeance RGB 8GB x8 (64GB)
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❯ System76 Thelio Minor
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❯ DDR4 16GB RAM
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Timestamps -
00:00 - Introduction
00:32 - The SteamOS red herring
00:59 - Windows is the paragon of compatibility
02:36 - Retro gaming is a real concern
04:04 - Disposability
04:53 - Why does incompatibility happen
06:25 - Unofficial patche, source ports: Here be dragons
07:28 - Window's backwards compatibility has become incompatible
08:51 - You can't credit Windows for its compatibility
"100% compatibility" is a myth that is getting out of hand.
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