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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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[–] Jimmycakes 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Gaming on windows is about gaming on the os I already have for work/non gaming entertainment. I'm not out choosing different os like buying a new shirt or something.

If my gaming handheld came with steam os that's fine because I'm not doing productivity work on there.

These days I barely interact with the os outside of clicking the icons to open things. Os have become increasingly desktop only environments. I barely even use the start menu anymore.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

These days I'm trying to remember what I found so useful with the start menu back on XP and 7. Maybe the problem is Microsoft making it less useful and full of ads.

[–] brygphilomena 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Remember when you had to install things and not just open a bookmark in a web browser.

I hate that now I have to make weird registry changes to get rid of ads and disable searching the Internet when all I want is to find the installed application.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Ah yes. They made the search feature useless. E: I remember they made it better a couple years ago but that was too little too late

[–] Delphia 1 points 2 days ago

You used to have to fix shit back in the day. Now for 99.99% of things in 99.99% of cases windows just works.

But they build an architectural masterpiece and then plastered it with billboards.