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Linux is getting better... but it's still nowhere near the default Windows position. A major factor in this is because development focuses on Windows for most studios, and frankly Linux is so fractured that it's difficult to make a game work on everything Linux.
But, that's Linux's main strength. It has a wider flexibility than other operating systems ny design. It will likely never be as "out-of-the-box" as Windows, no matter how much they sabotage themselves.
The average Windows user would have to change wildly for them to care about 99% of the changes that most power users would. You can see that in most other platforms, like YouTube, reddit, Netflix and other streaming services. They enshittify day by day and the average user shrugs and says "that's the way it is" and continues on.
@Zorque @dreadbeef
My whole comment -> check out https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2020/11/check-out-linux-porter-ethan-lee-show-off-how-linux-games-are-built-and-packaged/ and the video in it.
PS: This guy really knows what he is talking. All of his linux ports are top notch and if needed he provides extremly fast updates. GLIBC updates breaking stuff ( which has happen once in alot of years) -> he got you