I’m not unsatisfied and I very much appreciate the work put into proton, but it’s rather lame how common it is to have small problems that require tweaking. Just a few days ago I had to do the gamemode thingy(which slightly improves performance and tends to fix some performance issues) on Elden ring since I was getting small but noticeable stutters when moving about, and that’s a verified game.

I don’t mind putting in a bit of work to get something specific I want set up, but there’s a reason people want things to just work when it comes to their pastimes, and I feel Linux is still a bit far from that.

PS: I have no idea if Bazzite and other gaming distros have this issues, I use a general use one.

The average user doesn’t even know the registry exists.

Overall, I’m happy with Linux for everything. But it is a hard sell for your average person when you have to change the init configurations for every single game you download (even if it’s just for enabling gamemode).

Also I’m am very curious as to how you even got a bluescreen. I don’t even remember when I last saw one.

Pop OS has been pretty pain free for me

What I personally have is an NVME SSD for the games that need the maximum performance and/or I play a lot, and a slower SATA SSD for the other games where it doesn’t really matter.

Also, depending on the games you are playing, many expect to be able to stream assets and other data at SSD speeds, so your experience might be really bad.

I kind of miss being able to play League of Legends, bit I guess staying away from that crack is a blessing in disguise.