• sharepa@piefed.socialEnglish
    45·
    2 months ago

    I’ve been using it for a month on my gaming machine after switching from Win 10 and what can I say? It just works and the look and feel is great. Every game I installed and every hardware I connected (Bluetooth Dongle, Switch Pro Controller) worked out of the box.

      • sga@piefed.socialEnglish
        13·
        2 months ago

        not to downplay your issue, but if you would even go like 5-10 years back, and ask for biggest issue on linux, and this was your issue, people woud genuinely think you are joking. linux/foss has progressed greatly.

    • sbird@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      9·
      2 months ago

      Yeah, it is. It also has a an option for something like Steam Big Screen for a console-like experience too for living room PCs and handheld PCs (Steam Deck, ROG Ally, etc.)

  • Ugurcan@lemmy.world
    20·
    2 months ago

    I’m one of the 30k and as a game dev, I decided to push an agenda at my workplace to give better support to Linux, or at least consider proper Proton quality check.

    SteamOS for Desktop is imminent and I’m sure even more gamers will consider giving it a shot considering how shit Win11 is and how easy to spin it up with just a flash drive (that was my experience with Bazzite anyway).

    • sus@programming.dev
      2·
      2 months ago

      SteamOS for Desktop is imminent

      Do you have some source? I recall the latest rumor related to a valve patent is more likely to be about some VR thing than a steamOS PC

      • towerful@programming.dev
        3·
        2 months ago

        https://store.steampowered.com/steamos

        Does this mean I can install SteamOS on any device? We expect most SteamOS users to get SteamOS preinstalled on a Steam Deck or device that incorporates SteamOS. The only devices officially supported on SteamOS right now are Steam Deck and Legion Go S. We are working on broadening support, and with the recent updates to Steam and SteamOS, compatibility with other AMD powered PC handhelds has been improved.

        If you are interested in installing SteamOS on your device and providing feedback, you can follow the instructions here.

        here links to https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/65B4-2AA3-5F37-4227

        With instructions to install steamos and the note:

        Currently, the only devices officially ‘Powered by SteamOS’ are Steam Deck and Legion Go S. We are working on broadening support, and with the recent updates to Steam and SteamOS 3.7, compatibility with other AMD powered PC handhelds has been improved.

        So, it’s unlikely to be smooth sailing. But it can be done, and steam is working on improving it.

        There seems to be some forks out there that claim to improve desktop installation, but I have no idea how active or decent they are.

        Personally, I think steam is missing a huge market slice by not creating a steamos for desktops.
        However, they don’t need it and probably don’t want it. It’s a market slice in a market they don’t need or want: operating systems.
        People that would use it likely already have steam on windows. So, it’s not bringing in new customers (like the steam deck does).
        People that game on Linux likely already use Steam Proton (which is an amazing contribution). So, no new customers by distributing a whole desktop OS.
        It’s starting a fight with Microsoft (which I think we all want), but with no real benefit to Steam.

        I think steam is smart to stay in their lane of handheld OS and Linux tooling for gaming.
        Let the desktop gaming distros be maintained by other people. Ideally steam would support those distros, but just maintaining Proton and generally pushing Linux gaming is still a huge contribution.

  • Pencilnoob@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    2 months ago

    I’ve been using Bazzite for like a year now and it’s great. I legitimately love using it and so far it plays all the games I like and it’s much more stable than Ubuntu was

  • zergtoshi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    2 months ago

    On Bazzite as daily driver for several months now.
    It’s amazing and only limitations introduced by Flatpak (so not directly related to Bazzite) posed some challenges, e.g. using KeepaasXC together with Firefox or having Nextcloud sync after standby mode.
    The programs are running fine overall and running games is a bliss.
    I haven’t considered installing a different OS since installing Bazzite.

  • chunkystyles@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    9·
    2 months ago

    My first attempt at daily driving Linux was Bazzite. I ended up switching to Aurora and I’ve been there ever since. I’m really happy that Bazzite is continuing to grow. All of the Universal Blue OSs are great.

  • kbal@fedia.io
    9·
    2 months ago

    Not bad considering it’s only been around for a couple of years.

  • SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml
    3·
    2 months ago

    I’m currently running Batocera on a mini PC in the living room. I like that it functions like a console, but I don’t like that it lacks Steam support.

    How does Bazzite fare in a livingroom console scenario?

      • SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml
        2·
        2 months ago

        I’ve done this, previously, and while it used to work, it doesn’t seem to work anymore. Unless I’m missing something ¯_(ツ)_/¯