I also did dual boot for ‘da gamez’… but then found that I’ve never had to boot into Windows for any game whatsoever. It’s been a few years now. So apparently I didn’t need dual boot after all.
From the system itself - stability and compatibility with my peripherals
I know that Proton is the thing allowing games to run smoothly on Linux, but the fact it’s an OS made specifically for gaming, used on a pretty popular handheld will give the devs more incentive to make their stuff well out of the box
Steam os is going to be neither better or worse than anything else Linux based.
Yes, Windows 10 is EOL this year. However, if you are using it right now you shouldn’t have any issues with Windows 11. Windows 10 as it is right now is much worse than 11.
I’m still waiting for one of two things to happen:
Going to 100% Linux (currently dual boot for da gamez) within 24h hours from that happening
I also did dual boot for ‘da gamez’… but then found that I’ve never had to boot into Windows for any game whatsoever. It’s been a few years now. So apparently I didn’t need dual boot after all.
If you want Steam OS on a desktop, install Bazzite. It’s the closest your going to get and it’s great.
Bookmarking this in case I’ll need it in 8 months
What do you expect from SteamOS 3?
From the system itself - stability and compatibility with my peripherals
I know that Proton is the thing allowing games to run smoothly on Linux, but the fact it’s an OS made specifically for gaming, used on a pretty popular handheld will give the devs more incentive to make their stuff well out of the box
Neither of those is going to happen…
Isn’t windows 10 end of support this year?
Also, didn’t Valve commit to SteamOS 3 for PCs at some point?
Steam os is going to be neither better or worse than anything else Linux based.
Yes, Windows 10 is EOL this year. However, if you are using it right now you shouldn’t have any issues with Windows 11. Windows 10 as it is right now is much worse than 11.
I dislike esthetics more than disfunctionality
Also Steam OS 3 is used by a pretty popular handheld, so devs are more incentivised to get their stuff running well out of the box