Another win for Linux Guy accelerationism.
  • @alessandro@lemmy.caOPEnglish
    9•1 month ago

    Sadly, Microsoft doesn’t need to do anything to have you to upgrade to Windows 11: you just need to buy a new device in the mainstream market. Aside from building your rig from scratch, of course.

    SteamDeck is a good example: Microsoft didn’t do nothing to promote the handheld PC gaming industry, even if Valve shown that their free and licenseless OS proved to be the best one… most OEM deliver Window’s only PC handheld, because they are afraid to lose the market segment of those who pirate PC games.

    • AWildMimicAppearsEnglish
      7•1 month ago

      If any of those who pirate PC games are reading here: for now all my pillaged goods are working fine on Steam Deck and on Desktop Linux.

      • @Cort@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1•1 month ago

        So you have to do anything different? Install wine, or special install requirements?

        • AWildMimicAppearsEnglish
          1•1 month ago

          I’m running Nobara, so the basics like wine, Nvidia drivers … are already set up OOTB. There are multiple ways, but i like the way Lutris does it:

          • Click on “Add a game”
          • Select “Install Windows Game from an executable”
          • give it a name, if you use the name identifier as it is used on lutris.net you get the box art automatically
          • click through, select install/prefix directory, select setup.exe file
          • install as normal, install on the c: drive (only thing to note is if the game is using stuff like .net or vc runtimes then don’t install them and just remember which ones you will need)
          • If runtimes are needed: run “winetricks” to add those, if you want to install patches: use “run exe inside wine prefix” (both are in the menu next to the Windows-logo Button)
          • Play Game

          Heroic Launcher’s installation is a bit more streamlined, but i found Lutris can do more stuff - i don’t know if i would have managed to mod my (owned) Battletech installation (BTA3062) so easily with Heroic. (involved setting a bunch of Envvars and dll overrides)