I miss windows XP lol ive thought of putting it on a flashdrive and seeing how it feels in 2025. ive grew up with windows 95, and xp, used vista a bit in highschool but xp is what im most nostalgic for, that and pre Googleified UA-cam :(
Windows 7 = it's my computer Windows 11 = it's Microsoft's computer and I'm supposed to let them install AIs and vacuum up my data while they break basic features like the Task Bar and Recycle Bin
I think most of us just want a basic foundation to install our programs on, browse the internet and run games with none of the other garbage they keep trying to force on us. I need probably 10% of the 'features' on Windows and I basically set up a new install to be as un-intrusive as possible then never touch it again, I am sure most gamers are the same.
I built a new system a few years ago: the first computer I ever had that could actually run Windows 11. I immediately put Linux on it (Pop_OS!). I've now been gaming regularly on Linux for at least three years. As a single-player gamer I can tell you it works brilliantly. In many ways it's even better than Windows. The only real weakness I've found is that some modding tools don't run under Linux.
I've been on linux since 2018, right when microcrap pushed out the update to force windows 7 users to windows 10. I was already tinkering with linux mint at the time and that drive was set to the default, so when windows rebooted to get into windows 10 it ended up in linux mint instead.
The thing is…. Microsoft is LYING. Because their IOT Operating System‘s are E X C E L L E N T. Theyre fast, snappy, debloated, beautiful. The slop they are selling to their normal consumers tho…
Linux desktop is.. It was just a software developer toolbox nearly first 15 years But the desktop experience for casual user was actually ready since 2006 and I've also been gaming too on desktop Linux from 2006. It just was literally desktop, no laptop. And no sane game developer would have yet rely on 3D-graphics or videocodecs found from platform so if someone want to port commercial game back then, it would have been 2D game with videocodec bundled in game. But in 2008, all those stuff were ready. After that Steam and also more game engines were ported to Linux, and 3D-gaming were also improved that high performance graphics was not nVidia only. Today, we know that if game doesn't run properly on desktop using Linux (SteamOS is that), that is only caused by game developer incompetence.
I'm excited for the steam os. I'm so done with Windows and how glitchy is has gotten and I'm still on Windows 10. I'll never go to 11. But I'm preparing to switch to linux permanently. If a game can't play on Linux then I'm done supporting it. This is just my personal feeling on it. Obviously do what's best for you but i just had to do a full system restore. I'm done with it. I swear this last year games I've played for years have suddenly started running worst consistently.
Indeed, i switched some 2-3 months ago now. I've been having a blast! :) Only real downside, is that VR seems to be glitchy... Though that might be because i'm using a vivr pro eye headset, experience might be better on valve index headset, which, i don''t have.... yet.
Steam OS is the first time I've used linux where everything just works, I was kind of blown away. I'm used to installing linux on something only to find that something really important like the GPU or sound doesn't work
Its been over 2 years since I migrated my system to linux and I can reliably say its ready for gaming, If you have an AMD GPU. Intel would also be an option. This is thanks to their drivers being completely opensource and part of the linux kernel. Basically you never have to deal with driver updates again. Their user space drivers are also open source and delivered with basically every linux distribution out there under the naming Mesa. With Nvidia you have the issue that their drivers are close source and thus only developed by them. This also means features are implemented in a delayed pace, a good example of this would be VRR or HDR under wayland when compared to AMD. Even when compared to the windows Nvidia drivers, a lot of the features are missing. Only recently did DLSS Frame Gen get merged to proton. There is also the issue, that you have to install drivers yourself, since not every distro includes them since they're close source. That said, an open source driver is in development under Mesa, which should bring nvidia up to the standard of AMD on linux. Finally, when it comes to games, basically its no longer a question if it will run, only if it has anti cheat that supports linux. The issue why linux hasnt seen wide adoption, is a two fold issue. First publicity, before valve, there wasnt really a big name pushing linux which the masses could recognize. The second issue basically that the average user expects linux to behave like windows and when it doesnt, they give up. While I know that the experience for the longest time wasnt optimal, now days its in a great state.
As someone who's too used to Windows, I desperately want Steam OS to be fully available and fun to use for gaming in general! Had enough of Microsoft's BS!
Here's my cynical prediction: SteamOS releases and not long after, every AAA company coincidentally decides to adopt an anti-cheat / DRM program that isn't compatible with Linux, thus kneecapping SteamOS right out of the gate. There's absolutely no way Microsoft will ever let go of their stranglehold on the OS market. They will use every dirty tactic in the book to ensure there's no true alternative to Windows.
Been Linux gaming for a few years now. Have 3 systems, Bedroom laptop and Living room desktop running on the always stable (Linux Mint) which just acts as a cable box. For gaming I'm currently on a dual SSD system. Bazzite Linux(2TB NVME) / Windows 11(1TB SATA) with a RTX 3080ti GPU. Only reason I still use Windows is for Bambu Studio app for 3D Printer. I like indie games of all types, will host servers for friends for games like PalWorld, Core Keeper, and the Skyrim Together mod which all runs fine on Linux.
I don't kinda hate Windows 11. I hate Windows 11. I'd go back to 10 if it wasn't end of life this year. Instead it's a race to see what happens first - Valve releases Steam OS for everyone or Microsoft gets their head out of their bum and fixes Windows 11 / releases Windows 12 which behaves more like 10 or ideally 7 than it does 11. And I'm not going to place any bets on Microsoft winning the race. I usually hate this stupid 'meme' but in this one case I'll make an exception and pray to Lord GabeN to deliver us salvation. Even at work - most of the software I use has a Mac version, I might ask about trying a Mac if I can get rid of the Windows only software, because Windows 11 is just as buggy and broken and obnoxious for productivity as it is for gaming. (They already have Macs, so I'd be asking if there are any going unused, not to have them buy a new computer just to play with and see if it's viable) Windows 11 and Microsoft can eat a whole bag of dicks as far as I'm concerned. And no I don't mean Bill Gates's favorite burger place.
6:11 I used to think it would be a good idea, that developers release native versions for Linux, but in the past native versions were neglected and stopped working after a while or only ever worked on specific destinations. So now I'm often running the "windows version" with proton even if there is a native Linux version.
Yeah agreed. I was thinking just the other day that the Bottles/WINE/Proton combination is effectively seamless for my use case. With an immutable OS and broad use of flatpak, we could see Bottles integrated into universal, sandboxed "installers" for really any kind of software. Hell, that would even prevent a lot of problems from Joey RGB downloading every exe he can find to get more Fortnite fps. To be completely fair, that's more than enough for 98% of computer users these days. Really the thing keeping Linux back, imo, are people either intentionally or indirectly presenting Linux as a super-complicated thing you need to run headless and compile from source all the time. It 100% doesn't have to be--I love using the CLI on my desktop but literally never touch it on my Steam Deck because it's not needed at all for a browsing/video watching/gaming experience.
You can absolutely do that right now. Maybe not with Adobe products, because Adobe actively refuses to support Linux, but you can, with alternatives to Adobe. OBS for recording/streaming, Kdenlive (for video cutting) and Natron (as Aftereffects alternative) for Editing.
great video also QOTD: i havent had any issues with windows 11, also dont really see any ads anywhere,, also i have tried Linux before, not for gaming but for other reasons, i tried Tails OS to browse the Deep web a couple times, and i tried Fedoro a long time ago just to see what linux was all about. also the thing that has kept me from making the jump is 1. lack of familiarity, ive been using windows as my daily driver since windows 98, 2. Microsofts magnifier its hard for me to use a pc without some sort of magnification, like i know they make those screens you put over montors to make things bigger but they just dont work with my Optic Nerve Hypoplasia. 3 ive got a steam deck if i want to tinker around with linux ive got that collecting dust on my shelf
It's possible to not see ads in Windows 11 but you have to go through a lot of settings to get rid of the ads, they are on by default and Microsoft wants you to see them. But that's if Microsoft still has the settings available. I had to do registry edits to get Windows Search back to only searching my computer instead of searching the web for crap I don't want complete with ads because Microsoft took that option away from the Settings app. Also, every time I go to the Settings app for something, it opens me to a page reminding me that I could install OneDrive for cloud storage and start a trial of Office 365 - you'd better believe those are ads.
Valve has already contributed so much to Linux gaming as a whole that I've been exclusively on PopOS as my daily driver for almost two years. I think the only thing that can't run on it currently are modern competitive shooters with anti-cheat systems that would make me refuse to install them on Windows anyway, so I haven't run in to anything I play that won't run. In fact literally everything I've tried to run on Steam has worked with little to no tweaking, and the tweaks are usually "Right click it in Steam, go to this menu, check this box" (which you'd likely have to deal with in SteamOS as well). I haven't hit anything yet that straight up doesn't run. Now if you go outside Steam things can require a great deal more tinkering and Linux knowledge but even then I've not run in to anything that won't work if you're patient. Put simply: you don't need SteamOS if you're not on the competitive shooter scene. Gaming on Linux with Steam is already easy. Installing and using Linux is already easy. You don't need to wait for Valve to benefit from the work they've already done. In the vast majority of cases just slap Steam on a working Linux install and you're good to go.
I just recently made the swap to Linux after my rig constantly started to overheat on Window's. I read online that Linux ran systems a lot cooler, so I decided to try it out. I've been on Linux for about a year now with zero heat issues. People said that gaming was way more limited on Linux, but I don't see it, at least not as a mostly single player type of person. I only play indie games online, and Overwatch 2 every once in a while, but zero issues with both. The only issue I have is using certain programs that I used to like a lot on Windows, but the issue with that is the fact that most of the world caters to Windows users by default, not even bothering to make anything else compatible. Hopefully Linux gets more exposure, because I really do think it's just as good as Windows, only without all the bloatware Windows insists on running in the background.
To clarify Valve's commitment to Linux - its Valve's way of ensuring that they have leverage against MS if they try to lock down Windows with an AppStore. Its do or die for them. The Windows bloat is inevitable for commercial systems that have to justify upgrades for people to buy. Most people just want to be given a desktop and click on the application they want to run. I ditched windows over 10 years ago because I used linux for myself, dual-booting was very annoying and vmplayer was becoming too hard to maintain. I just check protondb before buying games. Nearly all my apps come via the OS installer for updates, games come from Steam for installation and updates. I'm not suddenly going to get adverts in my menus. I don't have to roll back some "OS" update because an AI feature I don't want is broken. Life is simple. If AMD's new chips with integrated graphics system are what people are expecting, a small pc under the TV running at 1080p or 720p with upscaling might be the new console. TV-to-couch distances mean resolution requirements are nothing like desktop requirements.
The things A LOT of people get completely wrong about Linux gaming are that you need a "gaming optimized" distro or a bunch of sketchy scripts in order to play Windows games on it. The truth is that there is no such thing as "gaming optimized" distro. There are distros that comes with some stuff you may or may not need, but for pretty much ANY distro, you can just install Steam, log in, and start gaming. Performance is going to be BETTER than SteamOS since drivers and kernel will be way more up to date (current SteamOS is about 9 months behind its base distro Arch in terms of drivers, kernel is 14 months) Other things I see still being constantly mentioned is installing/updating GPU drivers, game controllers, etc. Things people are annoyed by on Windows they expect to be 10x worse on Linux. The thing is, these things are BUILT-IN to the Linux kernel already (Nvidia is the outlier, but most distros will ask you about that before installing). Updating them is something you never ever have to even think about.
Interesting! Thanks for this update brother! What are your thoughts on the newest Nvidia RTX 50xx cards in the this years laptops? I'm looking to get a gaming laptop from Asus, MSI or Lenovo.
By all means use SteamOS for your Ally, Legion Go etc, but as a desktop replacement I would stick with a regular Linux distro like EndeavorOS, CachyOS, Mint, Ubuntu, etc.
I'm still sticking to Windows 11. Better the devil you know than the devil you don't. I have Windows under my control. O&OShutUp10 + shut down startup apps I don't need + shut down services I don't need. Clean out the OS using it's built in cleaner and don't F with the OS (don't install apps that modify the OS). The OS runs buttery smooth even on a BeeLink SER Ryzen 5 5560U w/ 16GB memory (my work PC) and runs extremely well on my gaming PC. I've played around with the Steam Deck in Desktop mode and Firefox crashes literally half the time just on UA-cam alone. I wish Linux all the luck in the world, but the world is burning. I don't have the time, nor patience, to worry about if Microsoft learns what games I'm playing. Yeah, they tried to put in Recall. O&OShutUp had that @#$% blocked almost immediately.
I hope SteamOS eventually gets a build for NVIDIA in particular. NVIDIA has always been hit & miss at BEST on Linux. NVIDIA seems a little more compliant now but before they wouldn't even dare touch Linux with a 100 ft pole. I want to go back to Linux, but they still need to cook.
as soon as waylan gets its new accessibility stack so screen readers and magnifiers work as ubiquitously as they do say on Mac OS or Windows, I'll swap in a heartbeat. I have always preferred Linux but accessibility development has always been a second string consideration.
I switched to a linux os, no thanks to win11 constantly freezing up, every time stupid ad windows popped up. As well, it froze up when i tried to open my steam app. Mind you,this was after I had done all of the so called updates to windows. I would be very happy to load up steam os, if it is made for desktop use and work as it should.
Windows 11 really doesn’t bother me. Idk why people make such a fuss about it. I only use Steam on my PC too, nothing else, not even a web browser. I never have any issues. Windows updates don’t ruin anything. I don’t get any ads. I use a Mac & iPad Pro for my primary computing and just use Windows for gaming and it doesn’t bother me at all. I’m looking forward to see what SteamOS will be like and would love to see an XboxOS-like interface/overlay for Windows too, but Windows 11 as it is hasn’t caused me any headaches. Steam starts up right away and I don’t even have to look at Windows. Maybe people need to take some time to de-bloat their system.
I think with all the hate for Windows, once Linux becomes viable for gamers, there's going to be a big shift fairly quick; maybe 30% in five years, just to make a guess. The 2020s is the decade of the Linux desktop. Or maybe 2030s.
Year of Linux is a meme :D I'm Linux user for 8+ years and I can tell Linux will NOT replace Windows, basic reason is Skill issue. You have to learn a lot about this OS. Desktop environments, package managers, Terminal commands etc. these are things that make Linux great. Average Joe doesn't want to learn and spend time. Linux is OS for willing and I am ok with that.
Exactly. They're literally yearning for valve to step up and manage and curate the OS just like Microsoft does. 1) that defeats the purpose of Linux 2) Valve doesn't sell steam OS, they're not gonna invest a bunch of time into the desktop experience and literally have not... At all since the steam deck dropped
I made the switch to Linux Mint 2 years ago and never regretted it since. I play all my games on it which most games run right out of the box seamlessly. There's only been 2 games I had to do extra steps to get working but it didn't take long. Windows is a distant memory for me, good riddance.
I've been a windows OS user since 98 SE. It's always been hit and miss for me, but the only reason I still use it is for gaming. Since 10 is losing support this year, the moment Steam OS a thing, I'm saying good bye to Windows. I was happy with XP, 7 and even 10. But now it's just pointless bloatware.
There's BazziteOS and Nobara. But yeah, if there's an official release of SteamOS iso, and it can be loaded on a usb, and there's minimal issues installing on a desktop computer... Hoo boy... Windows... you better be concerned your gaming audience don't look back (or be concerned that people only use windows in a VM).
Considering how shit Windows 11 is and how strong most gamer look for an alternative, SteamOS has the opportunity to become the most used gaming operating system in the next years.
steamos WILL NOT solve any linux issues, steamos works so well just because it's meant for specific hardware and for gaming first and to be hard to break but once you put steamos on non handheld you realize that it cripples desktop usage, issues will appear like on any other linux distro, and you will realize that you can get the same thing on any other distro. also good luck with having words "nvidia" and "without problems" in the same sentence. nothing ever happens.
I am unfamiliar with that specific app, But yes, you can absolutely install more than just games with SteamOS, it has a full Desktop environment available at any time that is as feature complete as any regular Linux desktop environment.
I feel like I'm kinda in a minority. I bought a steamdeck and played it for a while with steamOS and I despised it. It's as smooth and polished and guard railed as an Xbox or PS. It doesn't feel like an OS it feels like the UX of a console. I go into their desktop mode and doing anything but launching steam again feels like pulling teeth. Every time i see scripts run to install stuff I feel like I'm back in the 90s. I launch games from my steam library and about a third of them don't work so I have to spend an hour trying proton layers to see if I can get them to work or if its just broken as hell. Every six months or so I try the steamdeck again figuring its just me. And it does get better every time, just incrementally better. One small change at a time. I hunt for stuff to play and every time I get disgusted about something new and just give up. Then I imagine replacing my windows install with steamOS. I can't imagine trying to run excel or a video editor or some non-game related software on it. I don't want to find buggy rough equivalent linux versions of the software suites i currently use, learning new software just to find how buggy they are in an OS i can barely stand. Windows 11 is a trash dumpster fire, but its a recognizable dumster and none of my video games or software have refused to burn in the dumpster.
just install a main stream linux distro and install steam go to compatibility setting and enable proton there's your steam os equivalent. runs 99.9% of games that steamdeck can. dont mess around with weird stuff and just use the built in store for installing things and never need to touch the Linux part of linux. If you want to run windows apps just add them to steam as a non steam app and enable proton on them. Linux gaming has become so simple im confused why people are asking for steam os when everything steam os offers is basically already available to the most common distros.
"install a main stream linux distro and install steam go to compatibility setting and enable proton there's your steam os equivalent." not really mate... stay tuned for the follow up vid on this to find out why. ;)
I would love to switch to linux but I use too many different odd bits of software that just don't have linux versions, especially for flight sim etc. I think for general gaming and use of a normal controller etc I think it's doable, just not possible for me which is a shame.
Linux also has the advantage of only being as bloated as you make it. Meaning if you’re a gamer that wants a really optimized low footprint system you can do that.
I don't kinda hate windows 11. I fully hate windoze 11. It has become absolutely infuriating. In every sense. So tempted to try Linux again. Just a contract moving everything across again.
I use Linux for 4 years Now as My Daily Driver and I use it also for Gaming since 2 years didnt figure out yet how to mod Games on Linux, I think this could be one of the Main reasons why most gamers stick with Windows but I can only say that I was Impressed when I played My first Game on Linux it was Hogwarts Legacy and It ran smoother and without stuttering I played it on ubuntu 23 04 so yeah I 😮 was impressed and now I only game on Linux
DId u see the analysis of the remake of silent hill 2? hackers removed the fog an du can see they are rendering al the way to horizon max quality buildings and eveyrthing that cannot even be seen. The game is 30 and below on a 4090, and recmoended seitngs require dlss on a 4090. DLSS is amazing, but using it like this is inexcusable
2025 is the year of the Linux desktop. Been saying $year+1 for the past 15 years 😜 I will not install W11 on my gaming rig. This is a dedicated gaming machine so it is very unlikely something bad happens as I don't install every software I see. For my everyday laptop it will be Debian with Proton. By the time W10 stops working with games SteamOS should be ready.
I really Want to finaly get rid of windows 10 and swap to Linux, but it's game compatibility it's really only thing holding me back, lately been hooked to Delta Force and on PhotonDB it says it's borked, haven't checked other games, yet, but still I don't want to have to wait to be able to play the game later. So waiting for Linux to catch up is only way, but then something else releases and cannot run on linux? feels like console exclusivity at this point. I hate Microsoft
going come down to instore steam os laptops and desktops, like steam os/linux will grow in slower rate but be faster ones it's in stores, only thing I have feeling Microsoft will tell other hardware if you ship with steamos then alot deals gets pulled right from under them as Microsoft done it in the pass before
I always click these because of my interest in Linux. That's probably why they end up in my feed. But I always leave feeling dumbfounded how so much linux coverage is game centric. One of the only things I dont do on Linux is game. And I also walk away thinking if your main use for a PC is gaming, then you got bigger problems than windows.
" I always leave feeling dumbfounded how so much linux coverage is game centric." - Buddy, mate, cobba.... if you're "dumbfounded" that there's a a lot of conversation about LITERALLY THE WORLDS LARGEST ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY... You might be a bit dim. In fact, you might actually be a fucking MORON... """no offense""" *headdesk*
If Microsoft don't stop forcing crap on Windows while SteamOS is digesting some market share by gradually licensing to computer devices starting with Lenovo Legion Go S, soon Microsoft will see more pieces of their pies being taken by Valve. Microsoft is already slowly losing its Xbox pies in the console market and losing some Windows foothold might put some itch on their PC monopoly. Many journalists don't foresee Xbox participating anymore in the next generation console wars, just doing the bare minimum Handheld to at least be relevant in the portable gaming wars. If SteamOS gets a widespread market adoption say half of Windows, the giant softwares that are exclusive to Windows will be forced to port to the Linux variant. And if users are choosing free OS without bloat versus 139$ incomplete OS that spies on its user and has too much bloat then we all know which will be chosen... SteamOS only have to use Proton for the meantime, when they get enough market share Games will be ported directly or may even come exclusively to SteamOS natively... Valve is very wise, they control PC online game buying market which MS let slip away, now they have the power to take Computer Gaming from MS too
Windows owns a seat at the linux foundation. Windows is looking to build a windows system with a linux kernel to come pre-installed on all future arm architecture. Why? You ask, because it's inherently difficult to rootkit arm architecture such as phones and tablets and windows and hardware companies can then work to make their products obsolete every 2 years.
As the market share of SteamOS (and Linux as a whole) continue to grow, they will eventually be forced to support it or risk missing out on a good chunk of the market.
Unless they can fix all the issues Linux has with gaming, it's still windows 11 for me. Always something to have to fix in Linux. And as someone that's not a Linux genius it's usually enough for a headache and wishing I hadn't deleted my windows partition. I need working HDR. Graphics drivers like windows with all the feature sets. The ability to turn off zero fan with rdna3 lol. Small shit but it's annoying. Relying on proton is shit compared to actual drivers.
windows 11 has constant problems with drivers amd and Nvidia they crushing pretty often I used rx 7800 xt and rtx 4070 ti super I than put dual boot win 10 and fedora 41 linux still has problems with Nvidia cards like recent drivers killed ac Valhalla
Linux is just as annoying as Windows 11, just in a different way. Would love to run Linux but for a dedicated gaming machine, Windows still wins for the everyday gamer.
I dropped winblows in '08 after dual booting for a while. Back when it was a major PITA to get anything done. There was no native linux steam client, so you needed a bottle for that, but some games required incompatible configs and whatnot, so you ended up needing at least a couple of bottles, more if you were a luckless bastard like me. However, WOW have things changed. The biggest holdback many would have, is issues with competitive games. For those, you're gonna need a windows vm and spare gpu to pass through to it, or dual boot. Personally, I couldn't give less of a fuck on those games. The vast majority of those player bases are toxic as fuck. What hurts more than anything else is when shithead tubers(not you, thinking more LTT and their bullshit yo-yo'ing) spread more FUD because the dumbass didn't take 2 seconds to read and wound up nuking his whole install.
Variety is good but i fear that would just be the spark for elitism to come accompanying Steam and SteamOS related discussion in the near future so we will go from glazing Microsoft to glazing Steam which create a new monopoly in gaming that can not be challenged by other companies even if they wanted to. maybe i need to remind you all till this day Steam store front does not support all countries currency officially so ramification are great this is 2025 nearly all mainstream stores/payment fronts include Microsoft & epic store, app store, google play, youtube, Spotify etc. supports almost all countries Valve need to wake the f*ck up
i really hope anytime steam/valve stop anytime windows, at this point windows is more useless then now!?!?! THIS YEAR IST THE YEAR of LIIIINUX! yes 2025 is the year! not at desktop but at handhelds!
linux gaming have come long way i switch away from windows begining 2023 and it works perfect without any AI or spyware or online account and at that timeperiod i played GTA 5 online alot until the battle eye other then that any other game in my library works flawless i run a regular fedora with steam and xbox controller OOB
Linux still has the issue that you NEED to know how to do all the system and programming stuff yourself just to do 'The basics' but once you get past that then linux has been far better than windows for years but you NEED to be a programmer and do alot of stuff yourself otherwise your options are SteamOS and ubuntu and both are currently very limited compaired to custom builds (ubuntu, arch, and mint are just prebuilds)
companies should stop with kernel level anticheats, its not like there are no cheaters on windows even when they use their malware "protection" systems
Calling Windows 11 garbage is an insult to garbage
Remember garbage can be recycled so… call it… a dumpster..?
at least garbage doesn't spy on me.
It’s worse than windows 8.1
Garbage bro is not happy, windows 11 belong even lower how much scum 11 is
@@asphalt2554 nah, dumpsters are useful
I miss windows 7. It was simple and operable. It didn't get in your way
same
That's the frustrating part. We just want a solid basic os.
I miss windows XP lol ive thought of putting it on a flashdrive and seeing how it feels in 2025. ive grew up with windows 95, and xp, used vista a bit in highschool but xp is what im most nostalgic for, that and pre Googleified UA-cam :(
Windows 7 = it's my computer
Windows 11 = it's Microsoft's computer and I'm supposed to let them install AIs and vacuum up my data while they break basic features like the Task Bar and Recycle Bin
I think most of us just want a basic foundation to install our programs on, browse the internet and run games with none of the other garbage they keep trying to force on us. I need probably 10% of the 'features' on Windows and I basically set up a new install to be as un-intrusive as possible then never touch it again, I am sure most gamers are the same.
Windows 11 doesn't work on my PC due to not meeting the requirements. Hello, Linux.
I built a new system a few years ago: the first computer I ever had that could actually run Windows 11. I immediately put Linux on it (Pop_OS!). I've now been gaming regularly on Linux for at least three years. As a single-player gamer I can tell you it works brilliantly. In many ways it's even better than Windows. The only real weakness I've found is that some modding tools don't run under Linux.
Playing all my games exclusively on Linux for more than a year now. Was rough at first, but now I got so used to it I find Windows UI uncomfortable.
I've been on linux since 2018, right when microcrap pushed out the update to force windows 7 users to windows 10.
I was already tinkering with linux mint at the time and that drive was set to the default, so when windows rebooted to get into windows 10 it ended up in linux mint instead.
Do you play many newer more demanding games? I've been running Ubuntu for about 12 years, but I game fairly little.
The thing is…. Microsoft is LYING.
Because their IOT Operating System‘s are E X C E L L E N T.
Theyre fast, snappy, debloated, beautiful.
The slop they are selling to their normal consumers tho…
Linux desktop is.. It was just a software developer toolbox nearly first 15 years
But the desktop experience for casual user was actually ready since 2006 and I've also been gaming too on desktop Linux from 2006. It just was literally desktop, no laptop. And no sane game developer would have yet rely on 3D-graphics or videocodecs found from platform so if someone want to port commercial game back then, it would have been 2D game with videocodec bundled in game. But in 2008, all those stuff were ready. After that Steam and also more game engines were ported to Linux, and 3D-gaming were also improved that high performance graphics was not nVidia only.
Today, we know that if game doesn't run properly on desktop using Linux (SteamOS is that), that is only caused by game developer incompetence.
I'm excited for the steam os.
I'm so done with Windows and how glitchy is has gotten and I'm still on Windows 10. I'll never go to 11.
But I'm preparing to switch to linux permanently. If a game can't play on Linux then I'm done supporting it.
This is just my personal feeling on it. Obviously do what's best for you but i just had to do a full system restore. I'm done with it.
I swear this last year games I've played for years have suddenly started running worst consistently.
Indeed, i switched some 2-3 months ago now. I've been having a blast! :)
Only real downside, is that VR seems to be glitchy... Though that might be because i'm using a vivr pro eye headset, experience might be better on valve index headset, which, i don''t have.... yet.
Been gaming exclusively on linux for several years now and loving every minute
Steam OS is the first time I've used linux where everything just works, I was kind of blown away. I'm used to installing linux on something only to find that something really important like the GPU or sound doesn't work
After Win10 Death i am not gonna go to Windows rather install Steam OS for Desktop until support for Win 10 runs out.
Its been over 2 years since I migrated my system to linux and I can reliably say its ready for gaming, If you have an AMD GPU. Intel would also be an option. This is thanks to their drivers being completely opensource and part of the linux kernel. Basically you never have to deal with driver updates again. Their user space drivers are also open source and delivered with basically every linux distribution out there under the naming Mesa.
With Nvidia you have the issue that their drivers are close source and thus only developed by them. This also means features are implemented in a delayed pace, a good example of this would be VRR or HDR under wayland when compared to AMD. Even when compared to the windows Nvidia drivers, a lot of the features are missing. Only recently did DLSS Frame Gen get merged to proton. There is also the issue, that you have to install drivers yourself, since not every distro includes them since they're close source. That said, an open source driver is in development under Mesa, which should bring nvidia up to the standard of AMD on linux.
Finally, when it comes to games, basically its no longer a question if it will run, only if it has anti cheat that supports linux. The issue why linux hasnt seen wide adoption, is a two fold issue. First publicity, before valve, there wasnt really a big name pushing linux which the masses could recognize. The second issue basically that the average user expects linux to behave like windows and when it doesnt, they give up. While I know that the experience for the longest time wasnt optimal, now days its in a great state.
As someone who's too used to Windows, I desperately want Steam OS to be fully available and fun to use for gaming in general! Had enough of Microsoft's BS!
Feels like Valve single-handedly drags the old penguin to the city for people to see and enjoy.
in a good way.
Here's my cynical prediction: SteamOS releases and not long after, every AAA company coincidentally decides to adopt an anti-cheat / DRM program that isn't compatible with Linux, thus kneecapping SteamOS right out of the gate. There's absolutely no way Microsoft will ever let go of their stranglehold on the OS market. They will use every dirty tactic in the book to ensure there's no true alternative to Windows.
Been Linux gaming for a few years now. Have 3 systems, Bedroom laptop and Living room desktop running on the always stable (Linux Mint) which just acts as a cable box. For gaming I'm currently on a dual SSD system. Bazzite Linux(2TB NVME) / Windows 11(1TB SATA) with a RTX 3080ti GPU. Only reason I still use Windows is for Bambu Studio app for 3D Printer. I like indie games of all types, will host servers for friends for games like PalWorld, Core Keeper, and the Skyrim Together mod which all runs fine on Linux.
when SteamVR is actually decent under linux, my windows partition is history
preach
Same
I don't kinda hate Windows 11. I hate Windows 11. I'd go back to 10 if it wasn't end of life this year. Instead it's a race to see what happens first - Valve releases Steam OS for everyone or Microsoft gets their head out of their bum and fixes Windows 11 / releases Windows 12 which behaves more like 10 or ideally 7 than it does 11. And I'm not going to place any bets on Microsoft winning the race. I usually hate this stupid 'meme' but in this one case I'll make an exception and pray to Lord GabeN to deliver us salvation.
Even at work - most of the software I use has a Mac version, I might ask about trying a Mac if I can get rid of the Windows only software, because Windows 11 is just as buggy and broken and obnoxious for productivity as it is for gaming.
(They already have Macs, so I'd be asking if there are any going unused, not to have them buy a new computer just to play with and see if it's viable)
Windows 11 and Microsoft can eat a whole bag of dicks as far as I'm concerned. And no I don't mean Bill Gates's favorite burger place.
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I used to think it would be a good idea, that developers release native versions for Linux, but in the past native versions were neglected and stopped working after a while or only ever worked on specific destinations. So now I'm often running the "windows version" with proton even if there is a native Linux version.
Yeah agreed. I was thinking just the other day that the Bottles/WINE/Proton combination is effectively seamless for my use case. With an immutable OS and broad use of flatpak, we could see Bottles integrated into universal, sandboxed "installers" for really any kind of software. Hell, that would even prevent a lot of problems from Joey RGB downloading every exe he can find to get more Fortnite fps.
To be completely fair, that's more than enough for 98% of computer users these days. Really the thing keeping Linux back, imo, are people either intentionally or indirectly presenting Linux as a super-complicated thing you need to run headless and compile from source all the time. It 100% doesn't have to be--I love using the CLI on my desktop but literally never touch it on my Steam Deck because it's not needed at all for a browsing/video watching/gaming experience.
if i can game and stream with a little video editing, i will switch in a heart beat
You can absolutely do that right now.
Maybe not with Adobe products, because Adobe actively refuses to support Linux, but you can, with alternatives to Adobe.
OBS for recording/streaming, Kdenlive (for video cutting) and Natron (as Aftereffects alternative) for Editing.
great video also QOTD: i havent had any issues with windows 11, also dont really see any ads anywhere,, also i have tried Linux before, not for gaming but for other reasons, i tried Tails OS to browse the Deep web a couple times, and i tried Fedoro a long time ago just to see what linux was all about. also the thing that has kept me from making the jump is 1. lack of familiarity, ive been using windows as my daily driver since windows 98, 2. Microsofts magnifier its hard for me to use a pc without some sort of magnification, like i know they make those screens you put over montors to make things bigger but they just dont work with my Optic Nerve Hypoplasia. 3 ive got a steam deck if i want to tinker around with linux ive got that collecting dust on my shelf
It's possible to not see ads in Windows 11 but you have to go through a lot of settings to get rid of the ads, they are on by default and Microsoft wants you to see them. But that's if Microsoft still has the settings available. I had to do registry edits to get Windows Search back to only searching my computer instead of searching the web for crap I don't want complete with ads because Microsoft took that option away from the Settings app.
Also, every time I go to the Settings app for something, it opens me to a page reminding me that I could install OneDrive for cloud storage and start a trial of Office 365 - you'd better believe those are ads.
I'm too planning to move to SteamOS before Windows 10 stops support this year. I'm actually excited to be introduced to a brand new OS on my PC.
Last thing my win11 license will do is format a usb stick and installing a steamos boot drive
Valve has already contributed so much to Linux gaming as a whole that I've been exclusively on PopOS as my daily driver for almost two years. I think the only thing that can't run on it currently are modern competitive shooters with anti-cheat systems that would make me refuse to install them on Windows anyway, so I haven't run in to anything I play that won't run. In fact literally everything I've tried to run on Steam has worked with little to no tweaking, and the tweaks are usually "Right click it in Steam, go to this menu, check this box" (which you'd likely have to deal with in SteamOS as well). I haven't hit anything yet that straight up doesn't run.
Now if you go outside Steam things can require a great deal more tinkering and Linux knowledge but even then I've not run in to anything that won't work if you're patient. Put simply: you don't need SteamOS if you're not on the competitive shooter scene. Gaming on Linux with Steam is already easy. Installing and using Linux is already easy. You don't need to wait for Valve to benefit from the work they've already done. In the vast majority of cases just slap Steam on a working Linux install and you're good to go.
I'm doing all of my gaming on Linux for more than a year already. You don't have to wait for SteamOS at all. Just keep in mind the anti cheat stuff...
I just recently made the swap to Linux after my rig constantly started to overheat on Window's. I read online that Linux ran systems a lot cooler, so I decided to try it out. I've been on Linux for about a year now with zero heat issues. People said that gaming was way more limited on Linux, but I don't see it, at least not as a mostly single player type of person. I only play indie games online, and Overwatch 2 every once in a while, but zero issues with both. The only issue I have is using certain programs that I used to like a lot on Windows, but the issue with that is the fact that most of the world caters to Windows users by default, not even bothering to make anything else compatible. Hopefully Linux gets more exposure, because I really do think it's just as good as Windows, only without all the bloatware Windows insists on running in the background.
To clarify Valve's commitment to Linux - its Valve's way of ensuring that they have leverage against MS if they try to lock down Windows with an AppStore. Its do or die for them.
The Windows bloat is inevitable for commercial systems that have to justify upgrades for people to buy. Most people just want to be given a desktop and click on the application they want to run. I ditched windows over 10 years ago because I used linux for myself, dual-booting was very annoying and vmplayer was becoming too hard to maintain. I just check protondb before buying games. Nearly all my apps come via the OS installer for updates, games come from Steam for installation and updates. I'm not suddenly going to get adverts in my menus. I don't have to roll back some "OS" update because an AI feature I don't want is broken. Life is simple.
If AMD's new chips with integrated graphics system are what people are expecting, a small pc under the TV running at 1080p or 720p with upscaling might be the new console. TV-to-couch distances mean resolution requirements are nothing like desktop requirements.
The things A LOT of people get completely wrong about Linux gaming are that you need a "gaming optimized" distro or a bunch of sketchy scripts in order to play Windows games on it.
The truth is that there is no such thing as "gaming optimized" distro. There are distros that comes with some stuff you may or may not need, but for pretty much ANY distro, you can just install Steam, log in, and start gaming.
Performance is going to be BETTER than SteamOS since drivers and kernel will be way more up to date (current SteamOS is about 9 months behind its base distro Arch in terms of drivers, kernel is 14 months)
Other things I see still being constantly mentioned is installing/updating GPU drivers, game controllers, etc. Things people are annoyed by on Windows they expect to be 10x worse on Linux.
The thing is, these things are BUILT-IN to the Linux kernel already (Nvidia is the outlier, but most distros will ask you about that before installing). Updating them is something you never ever have to even think about.
Interesting! Thanks for this update brother! What are your thoughts on the newest Nvidia RTX 50xx cards in the this years laptops? I'm looking to get a gaming laptop from Asus, MSI or Lenovo.
By all means use SteamOS for your Ally, Legion Go etc, but as a desktop replacement I would stick with a regular Linux distro like EndeavorOS, CachyOS, Mint, Ubuntu, etc.
I'm still sticking to Windows 11. Better the devil you know than the devil you don't. I have Windows under my control. O&OShutUp10 + shut down startup apps I don't need + shut down services I don't need. Clean out the OS using it's built in cleaner and don't F with the OS (don't install apps that modify the OS). The OS runs buttery smooth even on a BeeLink SER Ryzen 5 5560U w/ 16GB memory (my work PC) and runs extremely well on my gaming PC. I've played around with the Steam Deck in Desktop mode and Firefox crashes literally half the time just on UA-cam alone.
I wish Linux all the luck in the world, but the world is burning. I don't have the time, nor patience, to worry about if Microsoft learns what games I'm playing. Yeah, they tried to put in Recall. O&OShutUp had that @#$% blocked almost immediately.
I hope SteamOS eventually gets a build for NVIDIA in particular. NVIDIA has always been hit & miss at BEST on Linux. NVIDIA seems a little more compliant now but before they wouldn't even dare touch Linux with a 100 ft pole. I want to go back to Linux, but they still need to cook.
as soon as waylan gets its new accessibility stack so screen readers and magnifiers work as ubiquitously as they do say on Mac OS or Windows, I'll swap in a heartbeat. I have always preferred Linux but accessibility development has always been a second string consideration.
I switched to a linux os, no thanks to win11 constantly freezing up, every time stupid ad windows popped up. As well, it froze up when i tried to open my steam app. Mind you,this was after I had done all of the so called updates to windows. I would be very happy to load up steam os, if it is made for desktop use and work as it should.
Windows 11 turned my ms surface into a slug. Really wanting steamOS so it runs properly again.
I only boot into Windows to play VR games that I can’t get to work on Linux. Literally everything else is either Linux on my PC or on my Steam Deck
Windows 11 really doesn’t bother me. Idk why people make such a fuss about it. I only use Steam on my PC too, nothing else, not even a web browser. I never have any issues. Windows updates don’t ruin anything. I don’t get any ads. I use a Mac & iPad Pro for my primary computing and just use Windows for gaming and it doesn’t bother me at all. I’m looking forward to see what SteamOS will be like and would love to see an XboxOS-like interface/overlay for Windows too, but Windows 11 as it is hasn’t caused me any headaches. Steam starts up right away and I don’t even have to look at Windows. Maybe people need to take some time to de-bloat their system.
I think with all the hate for Windows, once Linux becomes viable for gamers, there's going to be a big shift fairly quick; maybe 30% in five years, just to make a guess. The 2020s is the decade of the Linux desktop. Or maybe 2030s.
Year of Linux is a meme :D
I'm Linux user for 8+ years and I can tell Linux will NOT replace Windows, basic reason is Skill issue. You have to learn a lot about this OS. Desktop environments, package managers, Terminal commands etc. these are things that make Linux great. Average Joe doesn't want to learn and spend time. Linux is OS for willing and I am ok with that.
Exactly. They're literally yearning for valve to step up and manage and curate the OS just like Microsoft does.
1) that defeats the purpose of Linux
2) Valve doesn't sell steam OS, they're not gonna invest a bunch of time into the desktop experience and literally have not... At all since the steam deck dropped
I made the switch to Linux Mint 2 years ago and never regretted it since. I play all my games on it which most games run right out of the box seamlessly. There's only been 2 games I had to do extra steps to get working but it didn't take long. Windows is a distant memory for me, good riddance.
I've been a windows OS user since 98 SE. It's always been hit and miss for me, but the only reason I still use it is for gaming. Since 10 is losing support this year, the moment Steam OS a thing, I'm saying good bye to Windows. I was happy with XP, 7 and even 10. But now it's just pointless bloatware.
There's BazziteOS and Nobara.
But yeah, if there's an official release of SteamOS iso, and it can be loaded on a usb, and there's minimal issues installing on a desktop computer... Hoo boy... Windows... you better be concerned your gaming audience don't look back (or be concerned that people only use windows in a VM).
Even vtubers dislike Win 11 😆
"🥺Kronii HATES Windows 11?!" by @WhatMilkClips
I never had any issues using windows. Been using it since 95. Really liked XP and 7 more though.
When steam os release happens... I believe market share will go exponential. As in, slow at first, then much faster
Considering how shit Windows 11 is and how strong most gamer look for an alternative, SteamOS has the opportunity to become the most used gaming operating system in the next years.
steamos WILL NOT solve any linux issues, steamos works so well just because it's meant for specific hardware and for gaming first and to be hard to break but once you put steamos on non handheld you realize that it cripples desktop usage, issues will appear like on any other linux distro, and you will realize that you can get the same thing on any other distro. also good luck with having words "nvidia" and "without problems" in the same sentence. nothing ever happens.
My next PC will be a Steam machine.
We can't install stuff like Affinity Designer on SteamOS can we?
I am unfamiliar with that specific app, But yes, you can absolutely install more than just games with SteamOS, it has a full Desktop environment available at any time that is as feature complete as any regular Linux desktop environment.
@@BluntyTV oh cool. I thought someone mentioned something that you could only install things from its package manager.
@@TechXSoftwareno affinity suited won't work. You can use inks ape and gimp.
@@TechXSoftware This is true (kind of, I don't want to get into details), but flatpaks exists for pretty much every app that exist on Linux.
@@TechXSoftwarenah bro, it's Linux, if you want you can do whatever. It's your OS (to ruin)
I feel like I'm kinda in a minority. I bought a steamdeck and played it for a while with steamOS and I despised it. It's as smooth and polished and guard railed as an Xbox or PS. It doesn't feel like an OS it feels like the UX of a console. I go into their desktop mode and doing anything but launching steam again feels like pulling teeth. Every time i see scripts run to install stuff I feel like I'm back in the 90s. I launch games from my steam library and about a third of them don't work so I have to spend an hour trying proton layers to see if I can get them to work or if its just broken as hell. Every six months or so I try the steamdeck again figuring its just me. And it does get better every time, just incrementally better. One small change at a time. I hunt for stuff to play and every time I get disgusted about something new and just give up.
Then I imagine replacing my windows install with steamOS. I can't imagine trying to run excel or a video editor or some non-game related software on it. I don't want to find buggy rough equivalent linux versions of the software suites i currently use, learning new software just to find how buggy they are in an OS i can barely stand. Windows 11 is a trash dumpster fire, but its a recognizable dumster and none of my video games or software have refused to burn in the dumpster.
just install a main stream linux distro and install steam go to compatibility setting and enable proton there's your steam os equivalent. runs 99.9% of games that steamdeck can. dont mess around with weird stuff and just use the built in store for installing things and never need to touch the Linux part of linux. If you want to run windows apps just add them to steam as a non steam app and enable proton on them. Linux gaming has become so simple im confused why people are asking for steam os when everything steam os offers is basically already available to the most common distros.
"install a main stream linux distro and install steam go to compatibility setting and enable proton there's your steam os equivalent." not really mate... stay tuned for the follow up vid on this to find out why. ;)
It makes me think the court dramas have among other, the hidden hand of Microsoft trying to weaken or infiltrate Steam/Valve at whatever level.
Oh had a WIN10 update, login to find they re-enabled copilot.... even though i continiously uninstall the thing
I would love to switch to linux but I use too many different odd bits of software that just don't have linux versions, especially for flight sim etc. I think for general gaming and use of a normal controller etc I think it's doable, just not possible for me which is a shame.
Linux also has the advantage of only being as bloated as you make it.
Meaning if you’re a gamer that wants a really optimized low footprint system you can do that.
I will never use Windows 11. Hopefully, SteamOS comes before the end of Windows 10.
I don't kinda hate windows 11. I fully hate windoze 11. It has become absolutely infuriating. In every sense. So tempted to try Linux again. Just a contract moving everything across again.
New to your channel just subbed. I really like your diction is why i subbed. You don't use generic terms that all the other people use like parrots
I use Linux for 4 years Now as My Daily Driver and I use it also for Gaming since 2 years didnt figure out yet how to mod Games on Linux, I think this could be one of the Main reasons why most gamers stick with Windows but I can only say that I was Impressed when I played My first Game on Linux it was Hogwarts Legacy and It ran smoother and without stuttering I played it on ubuntu 23 04 so yeah I 😮 was impressed and now I only game on Linux
Im all in on steamOS succeeding. Being relatively new to pc gaming i find windows being the only viable option concerning
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DId u see the analysis of the remake of silent hill 2? hackers removed the fog an du can see they are rendering al the way to horizon max quality buildings and eveyrthing that cannot even be seen. The game is 30 and below on a 4090, and recmoended seitngs require dlss on a 4090. DLSS is amazing, but using it like this is inexcusable
2025 is the year of the Linux desktop. Been saying $year+1 for the past 15 years 😜
I will not install W11 on my gaming rig. This is a dedicated gaming machine so it is very unlikely something bad happens as I don't install every software I see. For my everyday laptop it will be Debian with Proton. By the time W10 stops working with games SteamOS should be ready.
I really Want to finaly get rid of windows 10 and swap to Linux, but it's game compatibility it's really only thing holding me back, lately been hooked to Delta Force and on PhotonDB it says it's borked, haven't checked other games, yet, but still I don't want to have to wait to be able to play the game later. So waiting for Linux to catch up is only way, but then something else releases and cannot run on linux? feels like console exclusivity at this point. I hate Microsoft
If 2025 isn't the year of the linux I'll eat one sock.
going come down to instore steam os laptops and desktops, like steam os/linux will grow in slower rate but be faster ones it's in stores, only thing I have feeling Microsoft will tell other hardware if you ship with steamos then alot deals gets pulled right from under them as Microsoft done it in the pass before
I always click these because of my interest in Linux. That's probably why they end up in my feed. But I always leave feeling dumbfounded how so much linux coverage is game centric. One of the only things I dont do on Linux is game. And I also walk away thinking if your main use for a PC is gaming, then you got bigger problems than windows.
" I always leave feeling dumbfounded how so much linux coverage is game centric." - Buddy, mate, cobba.... if you're "dumbfounded" that there's a a lot of conversation about LITERALLY THE WORLDS LARGEST ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY... You might be a bit dim. In fact, you might actually be a fucking MORON... """no offense""" *headdesk*
Holy shit, are you some kind of self flogging fun hating extremist Christian fundamentalist? Sounds like it 🤣
@@BluntyTV lol well said..
If Microsoft don't stop forcing crap on Windows while SteamOS is digesting some market share by gradually licensing to computer devices starting with Lenovo Legion Go S, soon Microsoft will see more pieces of their pies being taken by Valve. Microsoft is already slowly losing its Xbox pies in the console market and losing some Windows foothold might put some itch on their PC monopoly. Many journalists don't foresee Xbox participating anymore in the next generation console wars, just doing the bare minimum Handheld to at least be relevant in the portable gaming wars. If SteamOS gets a widespread market adoption say half of Windows, the giant softwares that are exclusive to Windows will be forced to port to the Linux variant. And if users are choosing free OS without bloat versus 139$ incomplete OS that spies on its user and has too much bloat then we all know which will be chosen... SteamOS only have to use Proton for the meantime, when they get enough market share Games will be ported directly or may even come exclusively to SteamOS natively... Valve is very wise, they control PC online game buying market which MS let slip away, now they have the power to take Computer Gaming from MS too
Windows owns a seat at the linux foundation. Windows is looking to build a windows system with a linux kernel to come pre-installed on all future arm architecture. Why? You ask, because it's inherently difficult to rootkit arm architecture such as phones and tablets and windows and hardware companies can then work to make their products obsolete every 2 years.
it's the fault of anti cheat code, fix that and you could run a game on anything
As the market share of SteamOS (and Linux as a whole) continue to grow, they will eventually be forced to support it or risk missing out on a good chunk of the market.
I use linux for my server, not my main PC...let me tell y'all linux is my next OS upgrade. Windows and microsoft can suck it. I want my privacy back.
I am so ready to leave Microlimp on my game box. I'll keep 11 on my AI box and my old Dell is Winten. Thanks
Been on Linux for over a year. I wish I could have windows on a thumb drive so I could use it only for the odd game or for work.
You can always dual boot.
@@daniel29263 Bad / Annoying process btw… for most people
This will be your experience forever.
Always some sort of workaround to do something that you could natively do on windows
nobara is really good for gamers and people with nvidia drivers...
Unless they can fix all the issues Linux has with gaming, it's still windows 11 for me. Always something to have to fix in Linux. And as someone that's not a Linux genius it's usually enough for a headache and wishing I hadn't deleted my windows partition. I need working HDR. Graphics drivers like windows with all the feature sets. The ability to turn off zero fan with rdna3 lol. Small shit but it's annoying. Relying on proton is shit compared to actual drivers.
Get rid of stock Windows 11 as a whole and just get Optimum 11?
windows 11 has constant problems with drivers amd and Nvidia they crushing pretty often
I used rx 7800 xt and rtx 4070 ti super
I than put dual boot win 10 and fedora 41
linux still has problems with Nvidia cards like recent drivers killed ac Valhalla
It'll kill it... especially since microsoft worked so hard to put all their apps in the cloud.... Woops!
Vulkan is a way better api than Direct X. and jsing proton for old games, I think we can move to Linux without trouble
Linux is just as annoying as Windows 11, just in a different way. Would love to run Linux but for a dedicated gaming machine, Windows still wins for the everyday gamer.
I dropped winblows in '08 after dual booting for a while. Back when it was a major PITA to get anything done. There was no native linux steam client, so you needed a bottle for that, but some games required incompatible configs and whatnot, so you ended up needing at least a couple of bottles, more if you were a luckless bastard like me.
However, WOW have things changed. The biggest holdback many would have, is issues with competitive games. For those, you're gonna need a windows vm and spare gpu to pass through to it, or dual boot. Personally, I couldn't give less of a fuck on those games. The vast majority of those player bases are toxic as fuck.
What hurts more than anything else is when shithead tubers(not you, thinking more LTT and their bullshit yo-yo'ing) spread more FUD because the dumbass didn't take 2 seconds to read and wound up nuking his whole install.
Variety is good but i fear that would just be the spark for elitism to come accompanying Steam and SteamOS related discussion in the near future so we will go from glazing Microsoft to glazing Steam which create a new monopoly in gaming that can not be challenged by other companies even if they wanted to.
maybe i need to remind you all till this day Steam store front does not support all countries currency officially so ramification are great
this is 2025 nearly all mainstream stores/payment fronts include Microsoft & epic store, app store, google play, youtube, Spotify etc. supports almost all countries Valve need to wake the f*ck up
I don’t what more spyware or a rootkit
i really hope anytime steam/valve stop anytime windows, at this point windows is more useless then now!?!?! THIS YEAR IST THE YEAR of LIIIINUX! yes 2025 is the year! not at desktop but at handhelds!
linux gaming have come long way i switch away from windows begining 2023 and it works perfect without any AI or spyware or online account and at that timeperiod i played GTA 5 online alot until the battle eye other then that any other game in my library works flawless i run a regular fedora with steam and xbox controller OOB
Linux still has the issue that you NEED to know how to do all the system and programming stuff yourself just to do 'The basics' but once you get past that then linux has been far better than windows for years but you NEED to be a programmer and do alot of stuff yourself otherwise your options are SteamOS and ubuntu and both are currently very limited compaired to custom builds (ubuntu, arch, and mint are just prebuilds)
"you NEED to know how to do all the system and programming stuff" That is ABSOLUTELY not true. In fact, it's complete HORSESHIT.
os level frame generation just like afmf2 on windows and a solution to anticheat problem on steamOS would be very sweet.
Mate, AFMF2 is not "OS level"... that is 100% DRIVER level, it's AMD's work not microsoft/windows.
companies should stop with kernel level anticheats, its not like there are no cheaters on windows even when they use their malware "protection" systems