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I'm only using my windows computer for playing games, so it's turned off most of the time, it's incredibly annoying to have to wait through updates.. I would ju

by dusted 6y ago

I'm only using my windows computer for playing games, so it's turned off most of the time, it's incredibly annoying to have to wait through updates.. I would just disconnect it entirely from the Internet, but then I can't log into the game-delivery-platforms nor play multiplayer. It's amazing, considering how much money is in the videogame industry, that we've not yet seen an OS developed specifically for playing games. It could even be shared between consoles and pcs, making it much easier for developers to release for all platforms.

blackbear_ 6y ago
Perhaps that was the vision of SteamOS [1] ? [1] https://store.steampowered.com/steamos https://store.steampowered.com/steamos
- 00deadbeef 6y ago
  That’s more of an OS (Linux) adapted for playing games than an OS designed for playing games.
  - mulmen 6y ago
    Linux is a kernel. SteamOS is an operating system. You could argue that SteamOS is a modified Ubuntu(?) and not a clean sheet gaming OS but I’m not sure that distinction really matters. SteamOS is a purpose built OS.
buran77 6y ago
> an OS developed specifically for playing games This is what consoles try to achieve. And they do one better by not having to deal with countless combinations of hardware and software. They are optimized (performance, stability, compatibility) to run games on unified setups and with a guarantee they will run for years. They also curb piracy and cheating which is something the videogame industry really wants. The downside is not having the leading edge specs every year. The problem is the market for a very gaming-focused but still general OS that can run on generic hardware is just not that attractive for most users of the videogame industry. And truth be told I doubt it would be any better than any generic OS you already have now. Personally since XP SP3 the biggest problems I've had were almost exclusively with drivers, save for a few Spectre/Meltdown mitigation issues.

by dusted 6y ago

blackbear_ 6y ago

Perhaps that was the vision of SteamOS [1] ? [1] https://store.steampowered.com/steamos https://store.steampowered.com/steamos

00deadbeef 6y ago
That’s more of an OS (Linux) adapted for playing games than an OS designed for playing games.
- mulmen 6y ago
  Linux is a kernel. SteamOS is an operating system. You could argue that SteamOS is a modified Ubuntu(?) and not a clean sheet gaming OS but I’m not sure that distinction really matters. SteamOS is a purpose built OS.

buran77 6y ago

> an OS developed specifically for playing games This is what consoles try to achieve. And they do one better by not having to deal with countless combinations of hardware and software. They are optimized (performance, stability, compatibility) to run games on unified setups and with a guarantee they will run for years. They also curb piracy and cheating which is something the videogame industry really wants. The downside is not having the leading edge specs every year. The problem is the market for a very gaming-focused but still general OS that can run on generic hardware is just not that attractive for most users of the videogame industry. And truth be told I doubt it would be any better than any generic OS you already have now. Personally since XP SP3 the biggest problems I've had were almost exclusively with drivers, save for a few Spectre/Meltdown mitigation issues.