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Still stuck with using Windows to be able to play any latest AAA game.

• callwhendone 3y ago
  That's the only reason I ever log into Windows. Such an atrocious OS.
  • deprecative 3y ago
    Not to be that guy but Windows is the best OS out right now with all its faults. I don't have to dick around with Linux, and my USB ports don't crap the bed every two seconds and I can actually manage my windows unlike with MacOS. That it plays games is just a bonus.
    • nrr 3y ago
      Why are windows hard to manage under macOS?
      • jorts 3y ago
        It just requires an app on Mac versus windows key + arrow to move windows around. It's a non-issue.
        • deprecative 3y ago
          Requiring an app is a blocking issue.
          • nrr 3y ago
            I usually get away just fine with Control+Command+f to fullscreen the window, and Control+Up will open up Mission Control so that I can get two fullscreened windows side-by-side. It's all built into macOS. Windows 11 adds snap layouts, for which there is currently no analog, but this will let you do the side-by-side thing from earlier versions of Windows as long as you can tolerate the fullscreened windows becoming their own Space. (I actually find this preferable myself, but YMMV.)
            • deprecative 3y ago
              The insistence that window be the only thing I need to be looking at on MacOS is also a frustrating one. No, Steve, I really do want to manage my windows.
      • nick_ 3y ago
        You need to install a 3rd party tool to switch between windows in macOS, like alt+tab provides in Windows and most linux desktops. macOS of course has cmd+tab, but that switches apps not windows.
        • dihrbtk 3y ago
          you can switch between windows of a single app with cmd+`...
        • throwaway10507 3y ago
          Cmd+backtick
    • florbo 3y ago
      Have to agree. I regularly use Windows 11, OS X, and Debian-based desktop distros. Nothing comes close to the built-in functionality of Windows. Such a shame it's subject to advertising and aggressive telemetry.
  • 2OEH8eoCRo0 3y ago
    I audibly groan when I reboot from Fedora to Windows to play a AAA game.
    • callwhendone 3y ago
      My bootloader is all screwed up because of the TPM2.0 requirement for Windows 11 so I have to boot to BIOS and select my drive whenever I restart. It's a pain.
  • the__alchemist 3y ago
    I'm perpetually surprised to see this. Windows has flaws, but every time I've tried Linux, it's been a bad experience. Ie, starts smooth from a clean install, but breaks once you install things outside the distro's package management. Turns into a cycle of internet searches, then C+Ping text into the terminal, hoping it will fix things, and the GUI will still boot afterwards.
    • callwhendone 3y ago
      I've been running the same Ubuntu install on my desktop for over 5 years now and I haven't run into any issues (if I did they were small enough that I don't remember them). It my experience, it's much more stable, usable, and aesthetic than Windows. I use macOS as my main driver, though.
• fnordpiglet 3y ago
  I just got a steam deck and I have to say, it’s amazing. Not only that but it’s driving Linux support for AAA games. So, my advice, if you want to drive a nail into windows gaming, get a steam deck as the metrics report back to development houses and form product strategy.
• toasteros 3y ago
  Which ones? Proton via Steam (and even outside of Steam) is doing a fantastic job of most recent games. I don't run Windows at all anymore, and gaming is the primary usage of my desktop.
  • aeurielesn 3y ago
    I should give it a try. However, I referred more about native builds.
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