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

Edit: just wanted to clarify that Steve from GN didn’t precisely say they’re starting to test soon, he said they will start WHEN the steam OS releases and is adopted. Sorry about that.

  • Technus@lemmy.zip
    511·
    5 days 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
      3·
      4 days ago

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

      • xavier666@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        4 days ago

        We are slightly behind on the HDR issue. I hope to see it resolved by end of 2025.

    • Fonzie!@ttrpg.network
      2·
      4 days ago

      You’re just shy from describing Bazzite

      It’s got:

      • Steam pre-installed
      • trustworthy (?) Flatpak packages for just about everything, even encourages it
      • desktop environment tailored to Windows users (KDE, really)
      • auto-install and configure graphics drivers for AMD (Mesa) and Nvidia
      • configurable automatic updates and system backup (although I think you still have to click the notification for flatpak updates)
      • choice between anything for default anything during setup
      • included in Steam Deck compatibility testing (actually in not sure but they do offer Steam Deck builds)
    • somedev@aussie.zone
      3·
      5 days 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.

    • megopie@beehaw.org
      2·
      5 days 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.

    • thatsnothowyoudoit@lemmy.ca
      1·
      5 days ago

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