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   From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   On 2025-08-24 6:02 p.m., Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   > 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.   
   >   
   > 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.   
      
   I suppose that we will have to see how the Xbox-badged devices do the   
   job before determining whether SteamOS is truly better on a protable   
   device or not. For me, Steam is the least problematic thing on Linux,   
   but there is no denying that many games don't work right on it. Any game   
   requiring the TPM will automatically not work on a device using SteamOS   
   which means that if you're a fan of multiplayer, you're likely going to   
   find it limiting.   
      
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