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Using the Nintendo Switch Online SNES Controller with emulators

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 24. April 2026 - 18:51

I’m thinking about getting the Nintendo Switch Online SNES controller to use on Linux, mainly for emulation. Before I buy it, I wanted to ask about input lag and overall compatibility.

How noticeable is the input lag, especially in fast-paced timing-sensitive games? People report input lag on the switch. Does this also occur on linux emulation? If so, can you midigate it?

I’m mainly looking for a setup that feels as close to original hardware as possible, so responsiveness is really important to me.

Would appreciate any experiences or tips. Thanks!

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Nikke

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 24. April 2026 - 18:50

Tried googling this and found an older reddit thread and a github that had Lutris and ubuntu instructions, neither of which seem to work as I am on Nobara. Tried just like my Ubisoft games, downloading the exe and letting Wine handle the instillation then opening it via steam but it can't initialise the download, its sitting at 0MB/s. Tried opening the installer with Steam and it just doesn't open.

OS: Nobara 43

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Do I need to delete the steam games on my external ssd before switching to linux?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 24. April 2026 - 18:31

I plan on switching my gaming laptop's OS from Windows 11 to Mint, and some of my steam games (Ready or Not, and Forza Horizon 5) are currently saved on a Samsung T7 (that I also need to plug into Windows and Mac devices from time to time). If I switch to Mint without uninstalling those games from the steam app, will I encounter any problems? (e.g being unable to download games because it's "downloaded on another device", etc)

In case it's helpful, here's my current specs:

Acer Aspire 7 A715 42G R5C5

Ryzen 5 5500U

RTX 3050 Laptop 4GB

24GB 3200mhz DDR4 RAM

512GB Internal M.2 SSD

1TB Samsung T7 External SSD

Thanks!

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Personal recommendation: Beacon of Neyda

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 24. April 2026 - 18:17

Hi everyone! I wanted to recommend a pixel art game with gameplay similar to Kingdom Two Crowns. Honestly, what I love most about this game are its animations and the art style in general. If you decide to buy it, I assure you it's totally worth trying. The game is called Beacon of Neyda. Cheers! It's also available on Xbox and PC.

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My Minecraft has graphical issues.

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 24. April 2026 - 18:04

I've been having some graphical issues with minecraft making it a pain to play.

I tried fixing it by different ways however the only one that had the same issue was in this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1lfti4d/graphical_issue_with_minecraft/ . I tried different ways and just found out like the OP of that post that just versions before 1.21.5 of Minecraft work however I still think that it can be fixed since someone said tat he had the same but fixed with a mod (even if it happens with and without mods). Here is some specs that I have of my graphics if it may help:

OpenGL vendor string: AMD
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon Graphics (radeonsi, liverpool, ACO, DRM 3.35, 5.4.247-DFAUS-blkscrn_Fix_mt7668_hdmia)
OpenGL core profile version string: 4.6 (Core Profile) Mesa 25.1.0-devel (git-d1d2afa3ac)
OpenGL core profile shading language version string: 4.60
OpenGL core profile context flags: (none)
OpenGL core profile profile mask: core profile
OpenGL core profile extensions:
OpenGL version string: 4.6 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 25.1.0-devel (git-d1d2afa3ac)
OpenGL shading language version string: 4.60
OpenGL context flags: (none)
OpenGL profile mask: compatibility profile
OpenGL extensions:
OpenGL ES profile version string: OpenGL ES 3.2 Mesa 25.1.0-devel (git-d1d2afa3ac)
OpenGL ES profile shading language version string: OpenGL ES GLSL ES 3.20
OpenGL ES profile extensions:

Also here is a video about how the minecraft graphics behave (it sometimes behave like in the previous post but sometimes after a while it become like this):

https://reddit.com/link/1sujzqz/video/rp6wrf9zv5xg1/player

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CK3 Linux performance fix

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 24. April 2026 - 17:15

so i was trying to figure out the reason for the lag and stuttering I was getting in CK3 on Linux. I tried switching between DX11 and vulkan, but nothing helped. Then I stumbled onto this weird fix that literally tripled my FPS. I restarted the system and jumped straight into the game the second it booted. Once I was in, I toggled (Advanced Shader Effects)off which made the graphics look like a straight up PS2 port. then truned it back on. For some reason it worked and i am playing on a 100+ fps rn
( took me 3 days to figure this weird shit btw https://imgur.com/a/GeJm8eR )

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gta iv wont run through proton

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 24. April 2026 - 17:02

using dxvk i get the failed to initalize message from the rockstar launcher

using opengl it boots into gtaiv but it stays a black screen with full white bar and outlines on the left and right. pure black and white no transitions or anything.

protonversion: experimental

os: mint (xfce)

gpu: gtx 660 (470 driver)

mods: fusionfix

only relevant error i found is this one:
X Error of failed request: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)

Major opcode of failed request: 151 (GLX)

Minor opcode of failed request: 31 (X_GLXCreateWindow)

Serial number of failed request: 689

Current serial number in output stream: 690

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Want to move to linux but the risk of getting banned from online games worries me

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 24. April 2026 - 16:54

I've been thinking about moving from windows to linux for a while now but the risk of getting banned from games like Overwatch, League Of Legends always manages to make me rethink switching, is Linux ever going to be "sanctioned" by online games or are we stuck with windows if we want to play online?

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LibreOffice, Thunderbird & Firefox auf Deutsch

RundUmLinux - 24. April 2026 - 16:53

LibreOffice, Thunderbird und Firefox brauchen ein deutsches Sprachpaket, um eine deutsche Oberfläche anzuzeigen. So installierst Du es nach.

Der Beitrag LibreOffice, Thunderbird & Firefox auf Deutsch erschien zuerst auf Rund um Linux.

MangoHud 0.8.3 brings new features and fixes to the popular Linux gaming performance monitor

Gaming on Linux - 24. April 2026 - 16:20
MangoHud is basically my go-to when it comes to keeping an eye on Linux gaming performance, one of those must-have utilities and a new release is out now.

Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Second Wind Games Showcase presented lots of games - here's 12 world premieres

Gaming on Linux - 24. April 2026 - 16:09
The Second Wind Games Showcase was live bringing fresh looks at various games, and there were 12 world premieres.

Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Crimson Desert players that raged yesterday, you doing OK today?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 24. April 2026 - 15:55

I saw a good handful of people commenting yesterday about how unacceptable it is for the game to be borked yesterday. Some said they refunded the game. Some raged about DRM breaking it.

Proton Hotfix fixed it, not Pearl Abyss.

Are y'all doing OK today? Willing to go 0-100 like that is a bit much.

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Trying to play Stalker

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 24. April 2026 - 15:29

So basically I've found physical copies of the first Stalker Trilogy. But since installing old DVDs seems more obnoxious I went for a Fitgirl repack instead and tried to run it via Lutris. I get the Launcher, select Shadow of Chernobyl and it launches the Game, I get a short black screen and then a crash. Idk how to access the log, only option I get is to "Send report" (which probably would go nowhere) and I'm honestly out of ideas on how to make that shit work.

I use Arch btw

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Against the storm runs capped at 18FPS... But only with newer protons?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 24. April 2026 - 15:08

Hello, /r/linux_gaming !

I wanted to know your opinion on a strange behaviour of Against the Storm (but I'm ready to bet I will encounter the same anomaly in other games). I'm currently playing on Bazzite via Heroic Launcher (game is purchased on GOG). Here's the full system info if you want to have a deeper read, but I recommend to read the whole post first.

The strange behaviour is that the game starts at 60+FPS but as soon as I enter a scenario the framerate caps at 18FPS (pic 1), no matter what the ingame graphic options are (ie: changing resolution, model/texture quality or removing dynamic lighting doesn't improve FPS at all). I tried many tweaks, like enabling feral gamemode or switching to steam runtime, to no avail...

Until I forced the VSync to half the screen refresh rate, via the game options menu: this led to a stable 30FPS rendering, with a flickering frametime (pic 2 - one frame is slow, but the next is quick enough to compensate for the first one's delay), again regardless of the rendered image quality. I already read online that Wayland has some forced VSync issues, so I ensured to enable the screen tearing for fullscreen applications into the system settings, but this seem to have no effect.

I renounced playing the game for some time, but yesterday I had a random idea and started trying the older proton and protonGE versions. Much older versions lead to crashes at launch, or immediately after entering the main menu, but Proton7 actually managed to run the game at a stable framerate of 60FPS (pic 3).

The question I have for you, my dear reddit, is simple... Do you have any idea why is this happening? :-) I'm interested in pinpointing the culprit of this behaviour, so that if another game does this AND it happens to crash with Proton7, at least I know where to start digging.

Thank you very much!

PS: if you want to have a read at the proton logs let me know in the comment and I'll post them!

EDIT: added a phrase

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Linux (CachyOS) and W11 performance gap in Cyberpunk 2077

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 24. April 2026 - 15:05

Hello there!

I've been running CachyOS for ~2 months now as my first distro, and I've just run into the first gaming problem I can't seem to find a fix to. The gist of it is, when I compare how CP2077 runs on my dual boot W11 Pro to Cachy, there are about 20 fps less on Linux.

I understand that Linux is bound to have some problems, especially with RT, but almost everywhere I look people say that nowadays the performance should be on par with Windows or slightly worse. It appears to be confirmed with various benchmarks I've seen on the internet. 20 fps is not "slightly worse", so I guess there may be something wrong with my setup?

Every other game I tested worked great. For instance, had 0 problems with Crimson Desert or MH: Wilds.

I run CP2077 epic version through heroic launcher.

I tried every possible environment variable I could find in this subreddit and protondb with little to no effect. The same goes for different proton versions: cachyos, GE34, GE34, experimental, hotfix.

Is there anything else I could check, or should I just accept that this particular game won't run for me as well as on W11?

Thanks for any tips!

Tested via in-game benchmark tool: 3440x1440, same settings (ultra RT, FSR quality, no FG):
W11: ~67 fps
CachyOS: ~47 fps

System specs:
OS: CachyOS x86_64
Kernel: Linux 7.0.0-1-cachyos
DE: KDE Plasma 6.6.4

Board: TUF GAMING X570-PLUS
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
RAM: 32 Gb, 3600 MHz

OpenGL: 4.6 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 26.0.5-arch2.4
Vulkan: 1.4.335 - radv [Mesa 26.0.5-arch2.4]

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Any EA app fixes you know? Or I just need to wait for a new proton version?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 24. April 2026 - 15:04

I had enough of needing to reinstall the EA app and titanfall 2 through faugus every 2 days because it just refuses to launch after that so I bought the game in steam but I can't even launch the game because it crashes with every proton I threw at it

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7launcher problem

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 24. April 2026 - 14:49

I downloaded resident evil 4 repack and using bottles then when I run the game it is opening a 7launcher and when I click play it says unable to get steam api, make sure to sign in and open steam, which I did. Is it possible to play the game or should I download windows

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OLED opinion's

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 24. April 2026 - 14:33

Hey Reddit Linux_Gaming community.

I got a question for you guys! Currently I'm running Nobara, on a 5950X, with a 7900XTX and my monitor is a 49in 2K ultrawide ROC (I actually do not remember what model, I'm not next to my personal desktop, willing to let people know when I'm on if they want). I've had zero issues with it, but I've been wanting to upgrade to a OLED since prices are finally reasonable and tech for burn-in has gotten A LOT better. I was still wanting to keep it an ultrawide (but totally willing to downside to something a bit smaller (but not smaller than 34in cause fuck bezzels in the middle of the screen :D).
That being said, I was wondering what monitors you guys are running and opinions on which ones have been working well (and not so well obviously) for you guys.
Do not get me wrong, I don't exactly have a budget for this thing, but there is also no way I'm going to spend 1K on it either. I do still need to do some of my own research still its not something I'm purchasing tomorrow, its more of a ..... 6 months from now kinda purchase since my current monitor is working almost perfectly (KVM in it kinda doesn't exactly want to play nice for some reason, but I got a really nice one from Level1 Tech that totally dose the amazingly).
Oh, this will be primarily for gaming, but I do plan to purchase a second monitor cause I want to start learning to program in Rust (I am not a programmer at all... so it will be a lot of... self teacher).
Anyways, chime in and let me know.

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how do i connect an oculus quest 2 with a cable

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 24. April 2026 - 13:52

meta's billion dollar worth 4$$ apparently cant afford to add linux compatibility to their app. how can i connect my quest 2 to my pc. it has to be wired since my internet suchs

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