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I am waiting for SteamOS Desktop to be released before switching. I want the support of an 800lb corporate gorilla, that prioritizes gaming. I use mods and play niche games, so I need a Linux that balances casual users while allowing for some power user stuff.
I already know about Bazzite and Cachy, but again, I want the support of a focused giant who won't die or change hands.
I've been gaming on Arch (btw) since 2013 and only had minor issues I could resolve with a bit of googling.
Things have only gotten better over the years. Steam will just work on pretty much any distro as it has its own runtime.
I don't do just Steam. As said before, I sometimes use mods or play niche games, such as ones that require Japanese locale, Windows v3.1, GOG games, and so forth. While I am not a true power user, my needs definitely go beyond Steam alone. I had tried out Mint a year ago, Hero, Lutris, Mini Galaxy, and so forth failed to work smoothly with my games.
Nowadays it's super simple, with Lutris or another launcher. But you can still make Steam launch those too, with Proton.
What games require JP locale? Do you mean hentai games ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)?
Asian games, both perverse and standard. Translation patches don't necessarily make the internal workings of a game able to run on English locale. As to specific games, I don't recall at the moment - I play too many.
'won't die' ? I mean Gabe is great, but I don't think he's immortal.
Granted. I really hope he is raising a protege to take the helm when the time comes, or divides up the Steam Kingdom and lets the best folk win.
I respect that. Tho do remember this is opensource instead of a traditional system.
Any improvement to steamos will improve bazzite and any improvement to bazzite will improve steamos.
Which is good. It is just that I don't have much patience for troubleshooting, I prefer to just game or work. For me, I would stick to Windows if it weren't for Microsoft likely being a bad actor.
I have doubts that Valve will officially support SteamOS on anything but their own hardware (and maybe some partners'), in which case unless you plan on buying a Steam Machine you're going to be stuck for a very, very long time.
Valve said they want SteamOS to work on every PC. My guess is, they will release a more PC friendly version some time soonish after Steam Machine releases.