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submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by Prunebutt@slrpnk.net to c/simpsonsshitposting@sh.itjust.works

The Duff CEO with a Windows-Logo on his forehead: "Gamers use Windows because of its' user experience not our de facto monopoly."

Next Image: Duff CEO with Windows-Logo in front of a "Out of Business" sign. Subtitle: "30 minutes after SteamOS is released"

Edit: Yo, I'm not saying this is gonna happen. I just want to say that Windew's UX sucks ass.

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[-] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

For the most part that's true, but when something goes wrong, it really goes wrong.

For example, I wanted to play Path of Exile 2, and it would get stuck at a black screen on startup. The fix is "easy" on Windows, you just edit an ini file in "My Documents". To fix it on Linux, that same file is stored in

/home/[YOUR USERNAME]/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/compatdata/2694490/pfx/drive_c/users/steamuser/Documents/My Games/Path of Exile 2/poe2_production_Config.ini

Which is insane by any standard.

[-] conartistpanda@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

This is bad yes, but out of all the problems you can have with linux this one is pretty mild.

[-] Allero@lemmy.today 1 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

True, Wine and by extension Proton adds some overhead in such things, which makes troubleshooting a bit less user-friendly

Though that's a matter of habit. Then you know where everything is.

[-] OfficerBribe@lemm.ee 1 points 18 hours ago

So fix for both OS is to edit a text file, path is just different?

[-] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

Yes, one path is easily discoverable, the other looks like an incantation to summon Cthulhu. If you can't see why one of those options is hostile to users, you are being deliberately obtuse.

[-] OfficerBribe@lemm.ee 1 points 12 hours ago

If you type it by hand sure, but copy/paste exists.

[-] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

It's not about typing it, it's about finding it.

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