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[–] Hairyblue@kbin.social 58 points 1 year ago (26 children)

I want everyone to move over to Wayland too.

I use my Linux PC for gaming. Last time I tried Steam/Nvidia with Wayland I could only get one game to launch. So hopefully those 2 will work on making Wayland happen for us.

[–] thequickben@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I upgraded my graphics card to an AMD one because of this. It’s been two weeks for me using Linux for gaming and I love it.

[–] Hairyblue@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I have always liked Nvidia for years. When I moved to Linux, the Nvidia drivers have been working great on X11. I am currently playing Baldur's Gate 3 and I have DLSS 2 turned on and get frame rates at 100. Looks great and awesome game. But I know Wayland is the future and want Nvidia to work well with it and Steam. I will get an AMD if I have to but my card is still great and I am not looking for a new one yet.

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