There's a lot of blog posts and news articles being written right now centred around Microsoft's plans for updates to Windows 11, and potential kernel changes, with some thinking this means big things for Linux gaming.

There’s a lot of blog posts and news articles being written right now centred around Microsoft’s plans for updates to Windows 11, and potential kernel changes, with some thinking this means big things for Linux gaming.

Sorry to say, but I’m here to bring a more realistic take and to help keep all your feet on the ground.

quite relevant to yesterday’s discussion.

  • mox@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    11 days ago

    Games requiring kernel-level anti-cheat are such a small minority of games that I struggle to think how this could mean big anything (good or bad) to Linux gaming in general.

    • theshatterstone54@feddit.ukEnglish
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      11 days ago

      Unfortunately, a lot of those are super popular and there are still gamers that want to switch to Linux but can’t because of those games.

      • narc0tic_bird@lemm.eeEnglish
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        11 days ago

        Unfortunately, a lot of those are super popular and there are still gamers that don’t want to switch to Linux but can’t because of those games.

        FTFY because of course most of these people could switch and just stop playing these couple of games, that’s hardly life changing.