gaming on Linux

[lilpaladin1]

The only troubles I've been having with Linux gaming is my Valve Index just refuses to connect to my computer properly and it's really annoying. Like I have my old Windows 11 partition for stuff like that but I really don't want to reboot into Windows and deal with all of that crap going on with needing to tell steam not to download everything again because my internal games drive is connected to both Windows and my Arch install.

Which is weird cause like it should just work, but I just can't seem to get either of my controllers and one of my base stations to connect to my computer and it's driving me crazy and I really don't want to use Windows more than I need to.

[Weasel]

Yeah, VR seems to be a place where Linux is still a pain in the butt, I'm going to guess because of the combination of very hardware-specific drivers and a comparatively small userbase.

And heck, it doesn't always work perfectly on Windows either, my Vive Pro has started acting like an extended desktop for some reason (which Steam VR notices, but seems unable to fix), which will sometimes result in the headset just going all red forever as something switches focus to said desktop and (I assume) it's trying to display itself.

[Raven]

I used to use EndeavourOS but for a while now, pretty much all Arch-based distributions have had a problem where they just ignore all keyboard input after I hit a volume key. Only way to get keyboard back is to reboot. So I've been using Windows 10 for a bit (regrettably) but my machine doesn't support 11. I'll give Bazzite a try, I hope it works better!