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Windows Was The Problem All Along - Dave2D

We could obviously compare performance between windows and steamOS before on the steam deck, or between windows and Bazzite on other handhelds. But this is the first time we have had official windows and SteamOS builds for the same hardware.

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    15 days ago

    Valve won. Maybe it’s lucky timing, or maybe Gabe is actually a genius, but it’s only going to get worse for Windows as there is no way in hell Microsoft shifts resources from AI projects to make Windows better for PC gaming. Recently, Capcom announced that their PC gaming sales surpassed their console sales, and I don’t think it’s likely we’ll see that trend changing, and it’s also likely other publishers will make similar announcements soon (although idk if they count SteamOS as a console). The Switch 2 is coming out soon, but people already say it’s too expensive, and there are controversies surrounding some of their product decisions.

    Will this bring about the era of the Linux desktop? Idk, but the era of the Linux gaming PC is inevitable now.

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    15 days ago

    Valve doubling down on Linux as the default OS on the Steam Deck was such a great decision. It obviously has given them a massive competitive edge. Windows has become so horribly bloated, and Microsoft has almost zero interest in making it run more efficiently.

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        16 days ago

        That’s fair, but unless what you do requires windows in some way (like, say, Photoshop), Linux tends to be better for productivity as well, if you learn it

        But of course, I understand that it takes some upfront work and learning to change your workflow, so I don’t blame people for not doing it

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    16 days ago

    So a specialized OS wins over a general OS in their specific tasks?

    Amazing …

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      16 days ago

      SteamOS is able to launch a desktop environment where you can do anything you want. It is just an OS like Windows, but better.