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Article #694698Re: Linux still sucks for gaming
From: Rin Stowleigh
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 21:47
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 21:47
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On Fri, 13 Nov 2015 22:11:32 +0100, Werner Punz <we...@gmx.at> wrote: >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. Yeah, I understand Valve's goal here. They basically became an app store more than a game developer, and that puts them at risk from the type of app store model that Apple popularized. But, they really shouldn't have ever promised better performance than Windows.
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