EDIT: I probably shouldn’t have generalized and said “new games”. I have 20 ppl in my DM’s telling me how well something new with 200 active players on steam runs great on linux.
bafflesaurus
I want to see it compared on actual hardware not handhelds.
icchansan
Linux is better than windows at emulating windows
JamesMCC17
Of course it is, it’s not a giant pig full of legacy garbage.
RevolutionaryCarry57
I’m assuming that one big advantage of SteamOS over something like Bazzite is that games with Anti-Cheat should be compatible, correct?
Balc0ra
I kinda expected it on handhelds. But I’ve yet to see any comparisons vs actual desktops
johnsonb2090
Thing designed for specific task better at specific task than thing designed for multiple tasks? More on this at 11
Ani-3
I’m glad that this is moving forward. Linux is such a better experience than windows in so many ways – especially the distros that are meant for newbies.
I don’t even run a bare metal version of windows anymore because so little of what I do requires it.
The_real_bandito
Only thing windows might have over Linux at this point is game compatibility.
This time you have the same device running steam os and windows and Steam OS just crushes it, so there is no excuse.
akgis
Ofc it does a system that was debloated and made purposely for gaming that can still do other things vs a general purpose operative system.
Shocking
Marche90
I really dislike how Nvidia dropped the ball (aka they never cared) about linux driver support. I have a Windows laptop where I would love to use a linux distro, but I’m not willing to suffer a 20%+ drop in performance for that. So for now I’m stuck in Windows.
Puzzleleg
I mean that is what it’s primarily created for?!
KanedaSyndrome
Why is this done on small mobiles and not a desktop?
Majorjim_ksp
It’s happening boys! God I hope I can tell windows to F off…
meteorprime
I can’t wait to ditch windows
Renegade_451
Maybe I’m a fool, but would it be as simple as installing this then grabbing the linux drivers for my old 1080 ti to get SteamOS up and running well on my PC?
RGB240P
Why is every sentence in this article hyperbole?
In an embarrasment for microsoft…
…a bloodbath for microsoft
… order of magnitude more powerful….
…run rings around microsoft….
…existential threat to microsoft….
This is all before the 3rd paragraph.
Opteron170
Windows has so much bloat not really surprising.
MS really need to create a refined version of windows for handhelds with all the bloat removed but they most likely don’t care at this point. If they ever release their own handheld is when they might do it.
MotorsportsAMG
We’ll have GTA 6 before we get a gaming OS
nipple_salad_69
For one particular type of gaming sure, believe me I wish I could ditch windows, but Linux doesn’t support all my sim racing software
atomic-orange
> The white Lenovo Legion Go S (with Windows) is the same price as the black Legion Go S (with SteamOS). But, one is orders of magnitude more powerful. Spoilers: it’s not Microsoft’s option.
Is it just me or does this author not understand what “orders of magnitude” means? I’m seeing like ~20% improvements on everything and then like 2x on battery life…
DaddysFriend
Well of course it does. Steam os is made for gaming and windows is made for everything. If it didn’t valve had fucked up
xanthonus
I’ve used Linux for over a decade now. I’m also quite comfortable with the kernel especially. I use it everyday for work.
This is not to persuade someone not to do it, but I recently went to Bazzite for my gaming PC. It’s still not ready IMO for prime time. Nvidia is the issue at least for me. My system constantly required restarts, and I had major issues with artifacts in the UI especially in Steam Big Picture after restarts and wake from sleep. I have a 3090 and was on latest drivers.
Both VRR and HDR worked out of the box. The system window in Steam big picture also worked out of the box if it wasn’t giving me artifacts. I had a much better experience in Desktop mode. That said, I for the most part a few years ago had a similar good experience in primarily desktop mode using just plain Fedora. The biggest issue then was everyone had their foot half in and half out on Wayland.
Ultimately both times I’ve gone back to Windows. I don’t want to be on Windows, but I have a limited window to play games and I don’t want to use that time to tinker around.
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I want to try SteamOS on my pc so bad!
Breaking news: Linux is faster than Windows
Now try to run new games on it.
EDIT: I probably shouldn’t have generalized and said “new games”. I have 20 ppl in my DM’s telling me how well something new with 200 active players on steam runs great on linux.
I want to see it compared on actual hardware not handhelds.
Linux is better than windows at emulating windows
Of course it is, it’s not a giant pig full of legacy garbage.
I’m assuming that one big advantage of SteamOS over something like Bazzite is that games with Anti-Cheat should be compatible, correct?
I kinda expected it on handhelds. But I’ve yet to see any comparisons vs actual desktops
Thing designed for specific task better at specific task than thing designed for multiple tasks? More on this at 11
I’m glad that this is moving forward. Linux is such a better experience than windows in so many ways – especially the distros that are meant for newbies.
I don’t even run a bare metal version of windows anymore because so little of what I do requires it.
Only thing windows might have over Linux at this point is game compatibility.
This time you have the same device running steam os and windows and Steam OS just crushes it, so there is no excuse.
Ofc it does a system that was debloated and made purposely for gaming that can still do other things vs a general purpose operative system.
Shocking
I really dislike how Nvidia dropped the ball (aka they never cared) about linux driver support. I have a Windows laptop where I would love to use a linux distro, but I’m not willing to suffer a 20%+ drop in performance for that. So for now I’m stuck in Windows.
I mean that is what it’s primarily created for?!
Why is this done on small mobiles and not a desktop?
It’s happening boys! God I hope I can tell windows to F off…
I can’t wait to ditch windows
Maybe I’m a fool, but would it be as simple as installing this then grabbing the linux drivers for my old 1080 ti to get SteamOS up and running well on my PC?
Why is every sentence in this article hyperbole?
In an embarrasment for microsoft…
…a bloodbath for microsoft
… order of magnitude more powerful….
…run rings around microsoft….
…existential threat to microsoft….
This is all before the 3rd paragraph.
Windows has so much bloat not really surprising.
MS really need to create a refined version of windows for handhelds with all the bloat removed but they most likely don’t care at this point. If they ever release their own handheld is when they might do it.
We’ll have GTA 6 before we get a gaming OS
For one particular type of gaming sure, believe me I wish I could ditch windows, but Linux doesn’t support all my sim racing software
> The white Lenovo Legion Go S (with Windows) is the same price as the black Legion Go S (with SteamOS). But, one is orders of magnitude more powerful. Spoilers: it’s not Microsoft’s option.
Is it just me or does this author not understand what “orders of magnitude” means? I’m seeing like ~20% improvements on everything and then like 2x on battery life…
Well of course it does. Steam os is made for gaming and windows is made for everything. If it didn’t valve had fucked up
I’ve used Linux for over a decade now. I’m also quite comfortable with the kernel especially. I use it everyday for work.
This is not to persuade someone not to do it, but I recently went to Bazzite for my gaming PC. It’s still not ready IMO for prime time. Nvidia is the issue at least for me. My system constantly required restarts, and I had major issues with artifacts in the UI especially in Steam Big Picture after restarts and wake from sleep. I have a 3090 and was on latest drivers.
Both VRR and HDR worked out of the box. The system window in Steam big picture also worked out of the box if it wasn’t giving me artifacts. I had a much better experience in Desktop mode. That said, I for the most part a few years ago had a similar good experience in primarily desktop mode using just plain Fedora. The biggest issue then was everyone had their foot half in and half out on Wayland.
Ultimately both times I’ve gone back to Windows. I don’t want to be on Windows, but I have a limited window to play games and I don’t want to use that time to tinker around.
Okay, now open discord.