Dealing with games that just won't run on Linux (lemmy.zip)

submitted 5 months ago by RadDevon@lemmy.zip to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

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How are people coping with games that just won't run on Linux (aside from leaving them behind)? Do you dual boot Windows? Virtualize? What's your strategy for this?

This will be extremely rare for me since I don't play a lot of competitive stuff, but I'd love to find a solution. I have a large library, and it's bound to happen from time to time.

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[-] rotopenguin@infosec.pub 3 points 5 months ago

My solution is "have a large game collection, and move on to the next game". The odd bad game will likely get better in a future version of Wine. Proton 9-something even picked up support for some of the fussier Japanese VNs (but not well enough for IMHHW, alas).

[-] laurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 months ago

Then there's the ones that actively block Linux and will ban you if you actually manage to get it to work (*cough* Destiny 2 *cough*)

[-] rotopenguin@infosec.pub 2 points 5 months ago

When somebody tells you "fuck off, I don't want your business", believe them.

[-] laurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 5 months ago

Oh, believe me, I do

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