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Most importantly, it's away from most Windows userland, with cloud accounts, licenses, ads, and other unwanted stuff.

• pjmlp 2y ago
  Running software written by game studios using Windows userland.
  • rcxdude 2y ago
    I don't see how that's relevant. The game studios can use whatever OS they want. It's not about "windows was never involved", it's about "I'm not subject to their BS"
    • pjmlp 2y ago
      It is being delusional, that is how relevant it happens to be.
      • tpush 2y ago
        Delusional about what? The Windows API is just that: an API. An interface. Who cares whether it's implemented by Windows or Linux or whatever else?
        • pjmlp 2y ago
          Keep believing that, it did wonders for OS/2.
          • tpush 2y ago
            Make a point instead of pithy remarks.
            • pjmlp 2y ago
              I already did, you just aren't paying attention.
              • tpush 2y ago
                No, this is not how this works. You have to actually explain yourself here so that others can address your point. Nobody wants to imagine arguments from a half-sentence.
  • nine_k 2y ago
    IDK, the original Doom was largely created on a NeXT computer, with everything different from x86 and DOS. It was an explosive hit of DOS-based PC gaming market nevertheless.
    • pjmlp 2y ago
      The tooling was created on NeXTSTEP, the game engine was on MS-DOS, using Watcom C/C++ and 4GW DOS extender, not UNIX running on MS-DOS.