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Valve dev says SteamOS isn't about killing Windows: 'If a user has a good experience on Windows, there's no problem' (www.pcgamer.com)

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"All of this work is broadly applicable to the PC platform, and it’s going to continue to expand over time. Supporting multiple platforms, multiple chipsets, controllers for different machines that are out there and even ones that aren’t out yet."

[...] Valve's goal with the OS is to have it compatible with traditional PCs, laptops, portable consoles and any other formats.

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[–] MITM0 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Considering Windows actively screws with steam's launcher & screws up your gaming experience Well..........

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Tbf Steam also messes around with defaults like making my controller's guide button focus Steam instead of opening the game bar - which is maddening in the middle of a game. I'm a couch gamer so I have to go grab my keyboard or whatever in order to Alt+Tab back to the game.

It also by default remaps to use the Steam inputs driver.

I swear I keep turning these settings off and then mysteriously they re-enable sometimes. It's mostly rigged up so that as long as you're only launching games through Steam it works great but not otherwise.

[–] BradleyUffner 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Windows actively screws with steam's launcher

I haven't heard about this. What are they doing?

[–] MITM0 2 points 2 days ago

An example would be Spelunky, it simply ran without issues on linux while not so much in case of windows

At other times, steam downloads would be slowed down on windows

Or there were complains of windows excessively forcing updates during one's steam gaming sessions

There were many such complains (& please do take my word with a grain of salt & do your own research as well)