With regards to Linux gaming, I'll tell you hwhat, I've got a Steamdeck, the (Linux based) SteamOS they use runs Windows binaries through the Proton translation shim and it's pretty astonishing how well it works a lot of the time.
The caveat is that there are some things that it just _won't_ run, often falling foul of anti-cheat measures (Destiny 2 is a big casualty there) -JB On Sun, 30 Apr 2023 at 23:21, FORC5 <[email protected]> wrote: > > agree, mine (not that old) failed the tmp > test until Asus came out with a bios update > that fixes whatever tpm checks for. > > if MS follows tradition 11 will be a bad OS > and 12 will be better. always Ubunto, if it > would get in line for gaming. > > fp > > On 4/30/2023 1:13 PM, _ Winterlight wrote: > > I am curious what others think about the October 25, 2025 end of life > for Windows 10. The usual process is to update to Windows 11 however, in > the vast majority of cases that won't be possible. Without the special chip > on board you can't run windows 11 so I guess they expect you to throw you > old laptop or desktop away and get a new one. I have a number of laptops > and a couple of desktops that all are used for different jobs so I guess > in 2 and a half years I will have to throw them away start over even if > they are running perfectly fine. If we spiral down into a recession I find > it hard to believe that corporations and even government ancencies will be > happy about filling recycle centers with obsolete computers at a scale we > have never seen before > > > > What does the collective think about this? > > > > <w> >
