Ask Lemmy

I've been playing on linux for almost five years now with steam through proton. It's a compatibility thingy majigger that makes it so I can basically play any game I want through steam as long as it doesn't have anti-cheat, which to me is a plus because I think that shit is downright disgusting.

PC is the most versatile, and IMO, the most future proof. Sure you can get a console that will be good for maybe five or six years, but my current system is almost 13 years old now (an old dell work station with a hole cut in the door so 1070Ti can fit inside) and it still works fine enough with most games. I couldn't play Baldur's Gate III or some of the newer games though. It's basically a potato in that regard; however, it's more than good enough for my favourite games like Deep Rock Galactic, Deadlock, Satisfactory, Slime Rancher 1 & 2, Factorio and whole bunch more.

An issue right now with PC is that the "AI" fad is increasing the cost of components like RAM and hard drives. So if you want to to get a PC I'd suggest waiting a couple of years or until the AI bubble pops, which should be a good show to watch at least. Valve is also releasing their own PC (the Steam Machine) soon, maybe. I think you'd be interested in that if the AI price hikes didn't fuck their plans up too much.

Many of the larger studios that you've probably heard of were bought out by venture capitalists that then proceed to fuck shit up because, idk, efficiency I guess. This leads to the incomplete releases you often hear about. Anyway, there are a lot of smaller studios that are amazing; like Ghost Ship Games (Deep Rock Galactic) and Coffee Stain Studios (Satisfactory, Goat Simulator). Not to mention the probably thousands of solo devs that make games just because they want too (From Glory to Goo, Townscaper, Tiny Glade, Stardew Valley ...).

It's not just the flashy games you read about, there's so many other games you can play that are often better in almost every aspect then the games from the larger studios, other than graphics for the most part. I really don't like consoles because they are limited in what they can play, and often only last five to six years before games stop releasing on them and you have to buy an entire new system. Just my take tho. Again, look into Valves Steam Machine, it should be the best of both worlds. AFAICT prices look to be ~$950 - $1000.

If you want to pirate games check out Linux Crack Tips. I always forget how to link to communities... :s