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Article #694697Re: Linux still sucks for gaming
From: Werner Punz
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 21:11
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 21:11
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Am 13.11.15 um 21:22 schrieb Rin Stowleigh: > > Big shocker, I know... nothing much to see here. But when I look back > on all the conversations with people I've had over the last 25 years > about the future of Linux as a desktop operating system. > > Seemed like SteamOS was it's last great hope as a gaming OS. > > Fail. Just fucking fail. > > http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/218039-steamos-ubuntu-or-windows-10-which-delivers-the-fastest-game-performance > > http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/11/ars-benchmarks-show-significant-performance-hit-for-steamos-gaming/ > SteamOS is just a safety net for Valve in case Microsoft pushes alternative application markets off Windows. In that case they have the infrastructure in place. The gaming situation has improved on Linux thanks to Valve but it still is miserable.
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