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Games don’t run better on Linux. They run better on a fresh Linux install than on an old beat up Windows install. On a clean new windows install Windows beats Linux almost every time.
https://youtu.be/7jJ7myLfgM8
Linux gaming will never be anything more than a niche until they get the anticheat issue sorted. Good luck to Linux and the Steam machines when GTA6 comes out on PC and they can’t play it. All of the biggest and most played games basically don’t work on Linux.
I also can’t remember the last time Windows was the cause of an issue with a game I’ve tried to play. Haven’t had to do any tweaking outside of the actual game settings.