I disagree that those things happen on Windows, at least with any comparable frequency. I can count on one hand the number of games that have caused me serious problems on Windows over 20 years. By comparison I can count on one hand the number of games that have worked without any issues on Linux.
Granted, I haven’t tried nearly as many games on Linux but that does illustrate the point pretty well, which is that most people aren’t going to fuss with settings for hours just to get a game to launch. They’re going to get frustrated and say “this doesn’t work” then switch back to Windows. I really want gaming on Linux to be a viable replacement but I honestly don’t think I would recommend it to any of my less technically inclined friends. It would just be an annoyance to them.
I legit have the opposite problem. Everything I want to play works on Linux. Windows was installing an incorrect LAN driver to my system, first once a week, now it seems every day. Gone all the way through the registry, downloaded Intel’s dumb ass app. Even manually installed the driver and attempted to tell windows not to touch it. It breaks my Ethernet connection every day, and I’m not restarting my damn PC every time I want to use it.
I disagree that those things happen on Windows, at least with any comparable frequency. I can count on one hand the number of games that have caused me serious problems on Windows over 20 years. By comparison I can count on one hand the number of games that have worked without any issues on Linux.
Granted, I haven’t tried nearly as many games on Linux but that does illustrate the point pretty well, which is that most people aren’t going to fuss with settings for hours just to get a game to launch. They’re going to get frustrated and say “this doesn’t work” then switch back to Windows. I really want gaming on Linux to be a viable replacement but I honestly don’t think I would recommend it to any of my less technically inclined friends. It would just be an annoyance to them.
I legit have the opposite problem. Everything I want to play works on Linux. Windows was installing an incorrect LAN driver to my system, first once a week, now it seems every day. Gone all the way through the registry, downloaded Intel’s dumb ass app. Even manually installed the driver and attempted to tell windows not to touch it. It breaks my Ethernet connection every day, and I’m not restarting my damn PC every time I want to use it.