fin@sh.itjust.works to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoNearly 90% of Windows Games now run on Linux, latest data shows — as Windows 10 dies, gaming on Linux is more viable than everwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square272fedilinkarrow-up11.28Karrow-down118file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldlinux@programming.dev
arrow-up11.26Karrow-down1external-linkNearly 90% of Windows Games now run on Linux, latest data shows — as Windows 10 dies, gaming on Linux is more viable than everwww.tomshardware.comfin@sh.itjust.works to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square272fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldlinux@programming.dev
minus-squarehopesdead@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoOkay, but how far back does this go? It can’t really be that all games in existence that ran on Windows is being counted. Is it?
minus-squareBombOmOm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 month agoThe chart is based on ProtonDB, which covers all Steam games.
minus-squareHolytimes@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoWhen you go far enough back less games work on windows then Linux just because you need emulation and compatibility software anyways for both of them. And they tend to be better support on Linux. Which is always a fun time.
Okay, but how far back does this go? It can’t really be that all games in existence that ran on Windows is being counted. Is it?
The chart is based on ProtonDB, which covers all Steam games.
When you go far enough back less games work on windows then Linux just because you need emulation and compatibility software anyways for both of them.
And they tend to be better support on Linux.
Which is always a fun time.
…Wine Is Not an Emulator