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Nothing alike. Steam Deck is running a full Linux distro under the hood, using existing repositories for updates, along with their own launcher (not DE).
by tomnipotent 5y ago
Nothing alike. Steam Deck is running a full Linux distro under the hood, using existing repositories for updates, along with their own launcher (not DE).
- pjmlp 5y agoOn the contrary, XBox has the full disposal of Windows Store and UWP applications available to it. So no difference than using Windows 10S, 10X or whatever other UWP only variants Microsoft has released thus far.
- tomnipotent 5y agoUWP is nothing like it. Steam Deck is just running Linux with an existing DE, with some Valve-supported software and drivers.
- pjmlp 5y agoIndeed, XBox runs two versions of Windows via a type 1 hypervisor, one version is a minimal Windows kernel tailored for gaming, while the other supports the OS services required to have the UWP runtime running on the same hardware. Not at all the same thing. /s
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- tomnipotent 5y agoIndeed, Steam Deck runs one version of Linux (based on Arch) and enables Windows games through a non-virtualized compatibility layer (Proton, forked from Wine). Not at all the same thing.
- pjmlp 5y agoWhatever dude, we will see the hard numbers quite soon.