XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: vallor@cultnix.org   
      
   On Sun, 24 Aug 2025 22:02:20 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro   
    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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