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Steam data reveals PC gamers shifting from Windows to Linux (www.tweaktown.com)

submitted 1 week ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca

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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 181 points 1 week ago (16 children)

Microsoft is already responding to the potential shift. The upcoming ROG Xbox Ally X handheld from Microsoft and ASUS will reportedly ship with a gaming-optimized version of Windows 11 with a dedicated Xbox UI and interface that aims to streamline the experience while boosting in-game performance and overall handheld efficiency.

Given how much Microsoft wants to shove AI tools every where in Windows, I don't think this optimisation will make much of a difference.

[–] rafoix@lemmy.zip 101 points 1 week ago (1 children)

MS optimization = maximize revenue streams = more ads = more spyware

I don’t believe a thing MS says is ever meant to improve the customer experience.

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[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 111 points 1 week ago (40 children)

11% month on month expansion is fucking crazy. You can see from the data it's mostly Windows 10 users deciding to upgrade to Linux...and even OSX.

[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 66 points 1 week ago (10 children)

I’m in those stats when I switched to Mint!

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[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 82 points 1 week ago (7 children)

Switched to linux (popos - so far so good) this month because fuck microsoft. yeah, some things aren't perfect or require extra steps (modding, usually) but fuck microsoft. Fuck their AI shit, fuck their "recall" spyware, fuck their CEO that babbles about AI while laying off thousands of workers.

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