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Does that support modern gaming?

by osti 3mo ago

vunderba 3mo ago
My only caveat is that I’m not sure how it handles multiplayer games that require anti-cheat or DRM-style mechanisms, but it’s been flawless with every title I’ve thrown at it so far (BG3, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Cyberpunk, Ori, etc)
eska 3mo ago
Even Riot’s rootkit “Vanguard” has reduced requirements for Windows 10.
badocr 3mo ago
It does support "modern gaming" yes, but like the sibling comment mentions, at least Riot's anti-cheat demands Windows 10 22H2 (the last iteration of Win10) as a minimum. There are a few somewhat convoluted workarounds floating around that people use. Also Adobe CS seems to require Win10 22H2.
kgwxd 3mo ago
"modern gaming" being a euphemism for "more proprietary software that has chained us to even worse proprietary software for decades".
- mhurron 3mo ago
  It's actually a question relating to what some people want to do with their computer. Most people don't run an OS because of some moral objection to other OS's but because it lets them do what they want with their device.
  - 1718627440 3mo ago
    The "moral objection" here being, that it doesn't let people do whatever they want with their device.
- Grombobulous 3mo ago
  I don’t feel particularly chained to proprietary software just by playing games. I play all of them on Linux using open source software. Yes, the games themselves are proprietary, but that’s because they’re primarily art pieces, and proprietary licenses makes some logical sense in that case.
giancarlostoro 3mo ago
There used to be a website something like "windowsserver2008gaming.com" or something like that idr the specific domain, that was literally a guide to turn old windows server OS installs into gaming computers. The golden years.
Grombobulous 3mo ago
If you mean “modern” as in technologies like HDR, no.
tencentshill 3mo ago
Most DRM-laden software requires 22H2 minimum. So no Xbox game pass at least.
avree 3mo ago
No, it's for IoT. Don't install an IoT Operating System if you are planning to do normal Operating System things.
- HDBaseT 3mo ago
  Whilst true, the IoT naming is a bit misleading. It's not just designed for IoT devices/purposes. It can run pretty well as a normal operating system, not much is different. (Think Payment Systems, Library Computers, etc). I think Microsoft just wanted to be in on the "Internet of Things" hype train. The Windows IoT Core is the cut back version of Windows designed explicitly for headless, IoT stuff.
- oreally 3mo ago
  Wrong. I've been gaming on it with no problems.
- 1718627440 3mo ago
  The marketing works for you. This is the precise reason, they name it like this. The IoT means it is for people who can't afford having the OS vendor make the OS do things against their will. Which should be everyone, but sadly isn't.

Does that support modern gaming?

by osti 3mo ago

Does that support modern gaming?

My only caveat is that I’m not sure how it handles multiplayer games that require anti-cheat or DRM-style mechanisms, but it’s been flawless with every title I’ve thrown at it so far (BG3, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Cyberpunk, Ori, etc)

eska 3mo ago

Even Riot’s rootkit “Vanguard” has reduced requirements for Windows 10.

badocr 3mo ago

It does support "modern gaming" yes, but like the sibling comment mentions, at least Riot's anti-cheat demands Windows 10 22H2 (the last iteration of Win10) as a minimum. There are a few somewhat convoluted workarounds floating around that people use. Also Adobe CS seems to require Win10 22H2.

kgwxd 3mo ago

"modern gaming" being a euphemism for "more proprietary software that has chained us to even worse proprietary software for decades".

mhurron 3mo ago
It's actually a question relating to what some people want to do with their computer. Most people don't run an OS because of some moral objection to other OS's but because it lets them do what they want with their device.
- 1718627440 3mo ago
  The "moral objection" here being, that it doesn't let people do whatever they want with their device.
Grombobulous 3mo ago
I don’t feel particularly chained to proprietary software just by playing games. I play all of them on Linux using open source software. Yes, the games themselves are proprietary, but that’s because they’re primarily art pieces, and proprietary licenses makes some logical sense in that case.

giancarlostoro 3mo ago

There used to be a website something like "windowsserver2008gaming.com" or something like that idr the specific domain, that was literally a guide to turn old windows server OS installs into gaming computers. The golden years.

Grombobulous 3mo ago

If you mean “modern” as in technologies like HDR, no.

tencentshill 3mo ago

Most DRM-laden software requires 22H2 minimum. So no Xbox game pass at least.

avree 3mo ago

No, it's for IoT. Don't install an IoT Operating System if you are planning to do normal Operating System things.

HDBaseT 3mo ago
Whilst true, the IoT naming is a bit misleading. It's not just designed for IoT devices/purposes. It can run pretty well as a normal operating system, not much is different. (Think Payment Systems, Library Computers, etc). I think Microsoft just wanted to be in on the "Internet of Things" hype train. The Windows IoT Core is the cut back version of Windows designed explicitly for headless, IoT stuff.
oreally 3mo ago
Wrong. I've been gaming on it with no problems.
1718627440 3mo ago
The marketing works for you. This is the precise reason, they name it like this. The IoT means it is for people who can't afford having the OS vendor make the OS do things against their will. Which should be everyone, but sadly isn't.