Software Engineer, Linux Enthusiast, OpenRGB Developer, and Gamer
Moved to lemmy.today from CalcProgrammer1@lemmy.ml
The best situation would be that the ARM processor is powerful enough to run an x86 emulation layer so you can directly play the same games you play on your PC on your phone or tablet. I’ve been experimenting with box86 and FEX on postmarketOS using a OnePlus 6T and already Steam and several lighter weight games are very playable, but the next generation Snapdragon chips should be able to take it a lot further when it comes to running more demanding games.
Roblox also doesn’t work on Linux IIRC. I don’t play it but it was in the Linux gaming news cycle a while ago that they broke Wine compatibility, not sure if it was anticheat related or not.
Except for more and more multiplayer games unfortunately. If you only play single player games, Linux gaming is awesome. If you play with your friends, the shitty anticheat situation means you may need to keep Windows around. I have Windows 10 just for Fortnite because my friends play. GTA Online just killed Linux play by adding BattlEye. Just today, one of the biggest online games that did work on Linux including its anticheat dropped support (Apex Legends). We desperately need a way to fight back against this bullshit, because it’s undoing all the incredible progress we’ve made. Valve needs to start banning games from their store for retroactively breaking Linux support.
Why can’t they put the power button on the front where it belongs. It’s already stupid that they put it on the back, putting it on the bottom is downright idiotic. If they don’t want to mess up the oh so important Apple aesthetic just make it an invisible touch button or something. Apple hates usability.
It looks nice, hopefully it has an unlockable bootloader like other OnePlus phones and will eventually see good Linux support like the 6/6T have. The 6 and 6T are my daily drivers now with the 6 on Android and the 6T on postmarketOS until Linux can fully meet all my phone needs reliably. It looks like the 8T may soon be a usable Linux phone so I might pick one up, but I wish Linux support for brand new devices was a thing. If Magsafe compatibility includes wireless charging that’s one thing I really miss with the 6/6T.