Not League specifically, but "Can't play the top games that most of your friends will be playing, thus alienating you from your friend group until they decide to play an indie title" is not the selling point you think it is...
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TL;DR - Linux is free, it's easy to use, works out of the box (when choosing a distro like Mint), and it can make your old-trusty computer work again. But I'm also too wordy, so...
Ehh, I think the point is that there's a lot of people who don't play "top games" on their pc, if any games at all (non-gamers/console gamers). A lot of people just need file management/storage, a browser, an office suite, and (oftentimes) an email client. Most everything else is done on a "smart phone" and a "streaming device/smart tv". And Linux has come a long way that those types of users wouldn't need to touch CLI any more than they would Powershell
The selling point is that it's free and it works, with (more recently) just a small learning curve... and you don't have to throw away a perfectly good computer because of "planned obsolescence". Hell, people switch between iPhones and Android all the time, just so the family is all on the same system. It's a small learning curve, but manageable for many people
If you feel like you would be alienated from playing games with friends because you use Linux, then that would put you in the other half of the population that don't want to switch. And honestly, is that any different than being "locked-in" with a console or phone? Even with cross-platform-play becoming more common, that still doesn't cover every "top game"
I'm really just saying that a large portion of people don't have an interest in gaming like that. They maybe have a console, a steam deck, or don't game, and their "home computer" is for personal computing
Now Adobe and AutoCad are another issue when it comes to "business computing" and a harder sell (even though there's good alternatives). But a vast majority of home users just need a computer that works, and they don't have the money to suddenly buy a new pc that's "compatible with Microsoft". Just give them a free OS that they can click around and figure out, and they'll probably want to keep their current pc if they can. One of the hardest things is teaching people "how to install a new OS" and how easy it can be, instead of just "updating" or buying a whole new device
Conspiracy time: Companies are trying to lock people into proprietary software and move home-computing to their phone, so that the average user's overall computing power is diminished and monitorable (plus the profit incentive). Easily controlled and exploited. "Free and open = Viruses and incompatibility... stick with what you know/trust and 'keep your information safe with us'"
If you're a pc gamer or power-user, you're probably already going to be acquainted with your hardware and use an OS that suits those needs. But most users are just browsing the internet and editing/storing files
(even though there's good alternatives).
Bahhaha, good one. Even if you considered GIMP a good Photoshop alternative, thats one out of like 15 Adobe programs. Find me a good Linux (updatable) alternative to Substance and I'll stop laughing at you.
I literally said, "It's an issue" and "a harder sell in that area." I'm just talking about average home-computing, not professional/hobby
You should probably stop laughing on your own accord though; cause I don't know what "Substance" is, and perpetually laughing can't be healthy
Sorry you're locked into Adobe with no decent alternatives. Anti-competitive behavior can really restrict freedom of choice, and that kinda sucks for everyone
Like what games? Apparently my friends and I aren't playing "top" games lol
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I've almost fully moved over to a Linux Mint on a dual boot system but I need Virtual desktop for the Meta Quest and that only works on Microshit.
I've been using virtualbox and a Windows 10 VM. Easy to set up, if not a bit slow.
I've used ALVR to play Underdogs on my Pico 4 on Linux. It can be a bit flakey getting it running though.
Might be worth trying WiVRn, which I've linked docs for in reply to the other guy :3
Nice. I didn't know about that and will check it out later. I am also using ALVR to play modded Beat Saber multiplayer on linux and have a very well working setup and configuration by now but it's still not great compared to Virtual Desktop on Windows with my Pico 4.
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No League = perfection
I am dual booting Linux Mint and Windows 10 on my desktop PC, what's keeping me from switching completely is Lossless Scaling... I didn't find a similarly hassle-free and functional alternative that would run on Linux
EDIT: Oh, and it's a huge pain comparatively to overclock my display from 60 to 96 Hz. In Windows it's a matter of running an executable every time my display driver updates. I gave up and I just boot to Windows anytime I want to take advantage of the higher frequency (which is a lot)
Can't play ForkKnife neither 😠
Why would you want to play Fortskin?
Fun with the bros (I'm almost 30 😎)
I play Fortnite regularly with two friends, it's a way to keep the connection when I live across the world. We catch up on our lives while murdering teenagers dressed as spiderman, it's fun