<![CDATA[I know I've said it before but as a 30+ year Linux user it *still blows my mind* that Linux is now so much the superior OS for *gaming* that Microsoft is using it as an aspirational benchmark.]]>I know I've said it before but as a 30+ year Linux user it *still blows my mind* that Linux is now so much the superior OS for *gaming* that Microsoft is using it as an aspirational benchmark. like holy shit, this is real?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/665c0da2-19a3-4ee8-95d6-fc543daf7999/i-know-i-ve-said-it-before-but-as-a-30-year-linux-user-it-still-blows-my-mind-that-linux-is-now-so-much-the-superior-os-for-gaming-that-microsoft-is-using-it-as-an-aspirational-benchmark.RSS for NodeThu, 30 Apr 2026 20:30:16 GMTWed, 29 Apr 2026 16:24:07 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I know I've said it before but as a 30+ year Linux user it *still blows my mind* that Linux is now so much the superior OS for *gaming* that Microsoft is using it as an aspirational benchmark. on Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:06:08 GMT]]>@adr to borrow an old question

"Could 2027 be the year of Windows on the desktop?"

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://meow.social/users/patterfloof/statuses/116493095332200046https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://meow.social/users/patterfloof/statuses/116493095332200046Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:06:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know I've said it before but as a 30+ year Linux user it *still blows my mind* that Linux is now so much the superior OS for *gaming* that Microsoft is using it as an aspirational benchmark. on Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:45:07 GMT]]>@adr @avon_deer so they just admitted that Windows sucks.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Dofain/statuses/116493012639436429https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Dofain/statuses/116493012639436429Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:45:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know I've said it before but as a 30+ year Linux user it *still blows my mind* that Linux is now so much the superior OS for *gaming* that Microsoft is using it as an aspirational benchmark. on Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:08:28 GMT]]>@adr If we play our cards right, and the improvements to Linux's gaming performance keep coming in (particularly on Nvidia's side which is still a bit behind where it should be) then we might actually have a moment where Linux starts being noticed more by mainstream audiences. Like in the last few months the press around Linux has shifted way more positively and seems like newbies are experiencing way less issues than they used to.

If that happens, the network effect might kick in and Windows might be seen as the worse option. It's not the first time Microsoft went from first place to dead last by their own stupid own goals.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://donphan.social/users/Umbreon/statuses/116492632652444140https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://donphan.social/users/Umbreon/statuses/116492632652444140Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:08:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know I've said it before but as a 30+ year Linux user it *still blows my mind* that Linux is now so much the superior OS for *gaming* that Microsoft is using it as an aspirational benchmark. on Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:39:41 GMT]]>@aburka @adr Yeah I remember that. It seems I even boosted and liked it back then...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fediscience.org/users/martinvermeer/statuses/116492283517923745https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fediscience.org/users/martinvermeer/statuses/116492283517923745Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:39:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know I've said it before but as a 30+ year Linux user it *still blows my mind* that Linux is now so much the superior OS for *gaming* that Microsoft is using it as an aspirational benchmark. on Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:56:31 GMT]]>@adr First it was MacOS becoming the OS of choice for many developers. Now Linux for games. Am I that old??? All the constants…aren’t.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.community/users/darryl/statuses/116491170077651672https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.community/users/darryl/statuses/116491170077651672Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:56:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know I've said it before but as a 30+ year Linux user it *still blows my mind* that Linux is now so much the superior OS for *gaming* that Microsoft is using it as an aspirational benchmark. on Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:43:26 GMT]]>@accela @adr The problem is that, excluding aesthetic stuff that can be easily scaled up or down, everything else has to work smoothly on every single supported system.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/antopatriarca/statuses/116490882673425452https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mathstodon.xyz/users/antopatriarca/statuses/116490882673425452Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:43:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know I've said it before but as a 30+ year Linux user it *still blows my mind* that Linux is now so much the superior OS for *gaming* that Microsoft is using it as an aspirational benchmark. on Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:41:31 GMT]]>@adr reads like this amazing shitpost https://infosec.exchange/@david_chisnall/114400546731467134

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/aburka/statuses/116490875168738679https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/aburka/statuses/116490875168738679Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:41:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know I've said it before but as a 30+ year Linux user it *still blows my mind* that Linux is now so much the superior OS for *gaming* that Microsoft is using it as an aspirational benchmark. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:42:21 GMT]]>@adr I mean... 20 years ago i got 50% better fps on Unreal 2k3 under linux than win2k on the same hardware.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/AMS/statuses/116490642497882068https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/AMS/statuses/116490642497882068Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:42:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know I've said it before but as a 30+ year Linux user it *still blows my mind* that Linux is now so much the superior OS for *gaming* that Microsoft is using it as an aspirational benchmark. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:23:54 GMT]]>@fichusalon @adr the timing seems right, it very well may have been him, Mr. GUN/Linux himself

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/dvshkn/statuses/116489862151315501https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/dvshkn/statuses/116489862151315501Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:23:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know I've said it before but as a 30+ year Linux user it *still blows my mind* that Linux is now so much the superior OS for *gaming* that Microsoft is using it as an aspirational benchmark. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:20:22 GMT]]>@dvshkn @adr I think it's Eric Raymond https://www.zdnet.com/article/open-sources-eric-raymond-windows-10-will-soon-be-just-an-emulation-layer-on-linux-kernel/

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/fichusalon/statuses/116489848237389536https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/fichusalon/statuses/116489848237389536Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:20:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know I've said it before but as a 30+ year Linux user it *still blows my mind* that Linux is now so much the superior OS for *gaming* that Microsoft is using it as an aspirational benchmark. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:37:14 GMT]]>@adr "[microsoft] believes"

i feel like this is the same kind of "belief" that llm:s have. in that it doesn't mean anything, it's just something they say.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://solarpunk.moe/users/transoptimal/statuses/116489678638266465https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://solarpunk.moe/users/transoptimal/statuses/116489678638266465Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:37:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know I've said it before but as a 30+ year Linux user it *still blows my mind* that Linux is now so much the superior OS for *gaming* that Microsoft is using it as an aspirational benchmark. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:13:18 GMT]]>@adr is the foundational change the ability to disable AI when game are running?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/gkrnours/statuses/116489584573322366https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/gkrnours/statuses/116489584573322366Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:13:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know I've said it before but as a 30+ year Linux user it *still blows my mind* that Linux is now so much the superior OS for *gaming* that Microsoft is using it as an aspirational benchmark. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:57:38 GMT]]>@adr yes, also has been for quite some time as even "bloated" desktop distros like Ubuntu LTS have way less overhead and thus better performance!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/ap/users/116307071344437495/statuses/116489522910989106https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/ap/users/116307071344437495/statuses/116489522910989106Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:57:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know I've said it before but as a 30+ year Linux user it *still blows my mind* that Linux is now so much the superior OS for *gaming* that Microsoft is using it as an aspirational benchmark. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:29:09 GMT]]>@adr Makes you wonder if those game studios will ever have at least a passing thought that, you know, maybe they could use that extra performance budget that a clean OS allows (that gets even larger with native versions) for their own good.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://libretooth.gr/users/accela/statuses/116489410938027729https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://libretooth.gr/users/accela/statuses/116489410938027729Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:29:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know I've said it before but as a 30+ year Linux user it *still blows my mind* that Linux is now so much the superior OS for *gaming* that Microsoft is using it as an aspirational benchmark. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:48:22 GMT]]>@dvshkn @adr last time I used Windows regularly was a while back and even then it was heavily via Windows Subsystem for Linux, and new native Windows apps were nearly non-existent.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://front-end.social/users/threetonesun/statuses/116489250547219742https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://front-end.social/users/threetonesun/statuses/116489250547219742Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:48:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know I've said it before but as a 30+ year Linux user it *still blows my mind* that Linux is now so much the superior OS for *gaming* that Microsoft is using it as an aspirational benchmark. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:33:44 GMT]]>@adr TBH, as a Linux user, I don't hate their goals. Competition is good in this space! People should have choices in their OS, and none of them should spy on them, or force AI, or whatever.

Of course, I have my doubts as to whether MS can pull this off, but hey, here's hoping. Fix your shit and let people be better off.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://expressional.social/users/eldersea/statuses/116489193022014625https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://expressional.social/users/eldersea/statuses/116489193022014625Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:33:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know I've said it before but as a 30+ year Linux user it *still blows my mind* that Linux is now so much the superior OS for *gaming* that Microsoft is using it as an aspirational benchmark. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:18:44 GMT]]>@adr In some aspects Linux has had an advantage in low level fundamentals just because it's a more performant OS for the things it was designed for. It was always the graphics stack that held it back because everything was designed for Windows.

For example, when playing with friends online (2012?), I was always the first to load a map because of a better file system and kernel I/O. I just had to disable particle effects and still had worse FPS.

If graphics is solved, sky is the limit.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://drumbum42.com/users/Maldron/statuses/116489134017592800https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://drumbum42.com/users/Maldron/statuses/116489134017592800Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:18:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know I've said it before but as a 30+ year Linux user it *still blows my mind* that Linux is now so much the superior OS for *gaming* that Microsoft is using it as an aspirational benchmark. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:09:25 GMT]]>@adr I play Steam games on Debian all the time. Works great. But that damn gaming PC is the one Windows box I have to keep alive.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/paco/statuses/116489097408683122https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/paco/statuses/116489097408683122Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:09:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know I've said it before but as a 30+ year Linux user it *still blows my mind* that Linux is now so much the superior OS for *gaming* that Microsoft is using it as an aspirational benchmark. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:07:46 GMT]]>@paco yeah, multiplayer is a problem if it implements kernel mode anti-cheat.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/adr/statuses/116489090934301486https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/adr/statuses/116489090934301486Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:07:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know I've said it before but as a 30+ year Linux user it *still blows my mind* that Linux is now so much the superior OS for *gaming* that Microsoft is using it as an aspirational benchmark. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:06:54 GMT]]>@adr I have a teenage son who was game to try Linux instead of Windows. We got Linux on there easily enough. But he has some fancy-ass NVidia graphics card, and we couldn’t get it to work well at all. I think NVidia has kneecapped Linux desktop gaming with their shitty support. And one of his most important games, Apex Legends, is famously hostile to Linux and so that was the deal breaker. He went back to Windows. Replacing the graphics card at this moment in history is not very cheap, and that wouldn’t fix Apex.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/paco/statuses/116489087533263305https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/paco/statuses/116489087533263305Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:06:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know I've said it before but as a 30+ year Linux user it *still blows my mind* that Linux is now so much the superior OS for *gaming* that Microsoft is using it as an aspirational benchmark. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:00:00 GMT]]>@adr Yeah, it might've been maybe slightly before they rolled their own distro for azure that I heard that prediction pop up. It must be frustrating working on the NT kernel, which I've heard people say nice things about, and then watch the rest of the company bolt various lovecraftian horrors on to it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/dvshkn/statuses/116489060367196113https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/dvshkn/statuses/116489060367196113Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:00:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know I've said it before but as a 30+ year Linux user it *still blows my mind* that Linux is now so much the superior OS for *gaming* that Microsoft is using it as an aspirational benchmark. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:55:32 GMT]]>@dvshkn man they're already there in a lot of ways? I mean does anyone think Azure runs Windows?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/adr/statuses/116489042799050817https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/adr/statuses/116489042799050817Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:55:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know I've said it before but as a 30+ year Linux user it *still blows my mind* that Linux is now so much the superior OS for *gaming* that Microsoft is using it as an aspirational benchmark. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:54:54 GMT]]>@adr The wheel turns, does it not?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bitbang.social/users/profoundlynerdy/statuses/116489040327791113https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://bitbang.social/users/profoundlynerdy/statuses/116489040327791113Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:54:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I know I've said it before but as a 30+ year Linux user it *still blows my mind* that Linux is now so much the superior OS for *gaming* that Microsoft is using it as an aspirational benchmark. on Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:51:15 GMT]]>@adr Someone, I can't remember who, predicted years back that windows would just become a linux distro. It's wild to think about, but MS does seem like they really do not like maintaining windows anymore. We can all see that it's a chore for them.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/dvshkn/statuses/116489025968391612https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/dvshkn/statuses/116489025968391612Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:51:15 GMT