petsoi to Linux Gaming@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoMesa 23.3 Lands Optional Support For Allowing Game Tearing On Waylandwww.phoronix.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down11
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minus-squareDaegalus@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoI never understood why people would want tearing. It’s such a bad experience.
minus-squarePrefersAwkward@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoCompetitive games, usually. It is supposed to provide lower latency. I agree tearing sucks though and I wouldn’t go back to it.
minus-squarepriapus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoIf you dont have VRR, its the only way to get acceptable latency for competitive games.
minus-squareSina@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIt’s very easy actually. If you competitively game on a normie display, you get to pick from either tearing or bad latency.
I never understood why people would want tearing. It’s such a bad experience.
Competitive games, usually. It is supposed to provide lower latency.
I agree tearing sucks though and I wouldn’t go back to it.
If you dont have VRR, its the only way to get acceptable latency for competitive games.
It’s very easy actually. If you competitively game on a normie display, you get to pick from either tearing or bad latency.