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Re: Microsoft’s Xbox Handheld Is A Good First Step Toward A Windows Gaming OS

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On Sun, 24 Aug 2025 22:02:20 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro
<ldo@nz.invalid> wrote in <108g25c$32gqg$7@dont-email.me>:

> On Sun, 24 Aug 2025 10:12:14 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
> 
>> On SteamOS, a majority of games are available but they will perform
>> worse than they would directly on Windows where all the games are
>> available. In the end, gamers want their games to be playable; they
>> don't give a poop if the kernel is not as flexible.
> 
> On a conventional desktop, you would have a point.

Not necessarily.  Some games run better on proton using DXVK
than Windows with DX##.

(I guess Windows could try to use DXVK, but I'm guessing the
OS wouldn't allow it.)

> 
> But on a handheld device, the Windows interface and overhead just get in
> the way. While SteamOS cannot offer 100% compatibility, it provides a
> superior enough user experience that it has become the leader in that
> particular market, leaving genuine-Windows-based competitors in the
> dust.
> 
> True, that market is still small. But the fact that Microsoft has taken
> an interest and is now trying seriously (though not successfully) to
> compete,
> shows that it recognizes the potential for growth.

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Microsoft’s Xbox Handheld Is A Good First Step Toward A Windows Gaming OS Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-24 02:24 +0000
  Re: Microsoft’s Xbox Handheld Is A Good First Step Toward A Windows Gaming OS CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-08-24 10:12 -0400
    Re: Microsoft’s Xbox Handheld Is A Good First Step Toward A Windows Gaming OS Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-24 22:02 +0000
      Re: Microsoft’s Xbox Handheld Is A Good First Step Toward A Windows Gaming OS vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-08-25 03:58 +0000
      Re: Microsoft’s Xbox Handheld Is A Good First Step Toward A Windows Gaming OS CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2025-08-25 08:52 -0400
        Re: Microsoft’s Xbox Handheld Is A Good First Step Toward A Windows Gaming OS Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-25 21:51 +0000

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