Always excited to see more “buy here” alternatives rather than “just” an OS or custom ROM. Obviously we need that too but all too often we get stuck having to buy another phone we do not want (e.g. Pixel because Google) or hardware that’s not supported enough for daily driving (e.g. PinePhone with camera still not supported properly on Pro, years later, power management unable to handle a day of use).

Unfortunately “FuriOS” doesn’t look like a reliable alternative just based on the number of eyes, and hands, on it, cf https://github.com/FuriLabs so unless they can somehow pull all that weight on their own then I’d let others try before me and read reviews on the whole experience, not solely the quality of the hardware or the architecture of the software.

PS: been player for years on Linux, from AAA e.g. Baldur’s Gate 3 to Elden Ring to VR games e.g Half-life: Alyx to indie games in VR and flat, not once did I have nor want to go back to Windows.

Looks like Flightgear will run on them

Where did you see that? Somehow didn’t find it on ProtonDB.

No idea about Flightgear but to get super niche X-Plane works in VR on Linux, including with flight simulator joysticks.

I can’t help you with your specific setup but my point is that gaming on Linux works very well unless you need kernel level anti cheat which at this point is pretty much only a portion of competitive gaming.

I don’t see anything on https://www.protondb.com/search?q=Flightgear though so not a good sign.