&gt; Linux is as far from a gaming platform as ever.<p>This is obviously not true. While it may be far from Windows or from Consoles the fact of the matter is that you can right now buy high end dedicated Linux gaming machines backed by the premiere game distribution eco-system in existence:
<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;store.steampowered.com&#x2F;universe&#x2F;machines&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;store.steampowered.com&#x2F;universe&#x2F;machines&#x2F;</a><p>That&#x27;s not enough, it&#x27;s not all the way, but to pretend that this didn&#x27;t happen, or doesn&#x27;t matter is stupid.<p>I agree on Hardware issues, I just installed openSUSE Leap, installed the nVidia drivers, and my desktop promptly stopped working entirely. While installing all Windows drivers on an empty box takes some time, too, it&#x27;s a vastly more robust process.