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Video games load everything ahead of time and pull user input every frame. Desktop environments tend to be event driven and load stuff as needed. This is a lega

Video games load everything ahead of time and pull user input every frame. Desktop environments tend to be event driven and load stuff as needed. This is a legacy mindset IMHO. Gnome is getting triple buffering in the compositor. Why not just do the compositing every frame as was intended under Wayland? Because reasons.

kaba0 5y ago
Because energy efficiency? I’m sure you don’t want a video game to be constantly running on your device, especially on battery.
- phkahler 5y ago
  On a phone you're right. Not on the desktop. Compositing isn't that heavy a task, but it does use some energy