I have hope for Linux running on more desktops now that I've seen Proton in action. But there's still things here and there that stop me from switching, even if every game I want to play runs flawlessly.
One of the biggest issues is peripherals. None of the manufacturers write their software to work on Linux and they don't make their protocols open so others can easily do the work instead. Reverse engineering works to an extent, but that requires significant effort. I'm not going to be okay with losing functionality of my hardware.
Last time I checked, the HRTF options were also lacking on Linux. Meanwhile there's multiple choices on Windows (I'm currently enjoying SteelSeries Sonar) including built-in support for object-based 3D audio with multiple renderer options.
And the latest killer for me is lack of HDR support. I have an HDR monitor and I'm not going to settle for running it in SDR mode. I'm not even sure I'd want to switch if Linux supported HDR but didn't have an equivalent of Auto HDR (which I think does a decent job at scaling the luma of SDR games outside of the SDR range)
One of the biggest issues is peripherals. None of the manufacturers write their software to work on Linux and they don't make their protocols open so others can easily do the work instead. Reverse engineering works to an extent, but that requires significant effort. I'm not going to be okay with losing functionality of my hardware.
Last time I checked, the HRTF options were also lacking on Linux. Meanwhile there's multiple choices on Windows (I'm currently enjoying SteelSeries Sonar) including built-in support for object-based 3D audio with multiple renderer options.
And the latest killer for me is lack of HDR support. I have an HDR monitor and I'm not going to settle for running it in SDR mode. I'm not even sure I'd want to switch if Linux supported HDR but didn't have an equivalent of Auto HDR (which I think does a decent job at scaling the luma of SDR games outside of the SDR range)