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Re:Linux is good now; to feel like you actually own your PC,... by eru on Thursday January 01, 2026 @09:12PM (#46460614)
Though from what I've read, Microsoft could fix that relatively quickly, if they made some tweaks to Windows (and called it a special 'handheld gaming edition' or so).

For some reason, the Lenovo Legion S's Windows still comes with a lot of baggage and background services etc.

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Re:Linux is good now; to feel like you actually own your PC,... by joseda-hg on Thursday January 01, 2026 @10:31PM (#46461096)
If LTT is to be believed, this is in the works Maybe SteamOS managed to ruffle enough feathers to start moving the inertial colossus that is Microsoft, not that I have much trust on their willingness to leave a good idea remain good in the long term
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Re:Linux is good now; to feel like you actually own your PC,... by everdrive on Friday January 02, 2026 @07:40AM (#46464189)
Microsoft is a big expensive oil tanker. They have the resources to turn the ship around, but they need to feel incentivize to do so. I love using Linux and won't go back to Windows, (it's been quite a while for me) but they could blow the performance problems out of the water if they really cared to.
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Re:Linux is good now; to feel like you actually own your PC,... by bsimpson on Friday January 02, 2026 @12:46PM (#46467316)
It's called Xbox Full-Screen Experience and is marketed as Xbox PC.

It's available now, but nobody's been impressed yet. Gives you a gamepad-compatible launcher (although the gamepad PIN to login is buggy). Doesn't seem to actually save resources.

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