Experience smoother gameplay with the latest SteamOS update, delivering a major Steam Deck fps boost and optimized ...
Another bad Windows 11 update launched this week, which stopped several Ubisoft games, including the recent Star Wars: Outlaws, from working. A one-off, unseen error ...
TL;DR: Linux gaming has advanced significantly due to Valve's SteamOS and Proton compatibility, enabling nearly 90% of Windows games to run on Linux. The Steam Deck has driven this growth, with ...
A huge part of that comes down to how heavily Valve has funded and supported open-source projects to make gaming on Linux easier. One of the most important examples is Wine, which is a compatibility ...
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Linux gaming has come a long way in recent years, especially with the launch of SteamOS which has in turn bolstered the ...
As Linux has improved its gaming support in the last few years, I have wondered how the gap is closing between the experience of using Windows for gaming as opposed to Linux. If we use Windows as a ...
The ROG Xbox Ally X is a $1,000 Windows gaming handheld that gets a lot right but still leaves some things to be desired when it comes to top-end performance. It turns out the secret to unlocking its ...
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While Microsoft's Windows OS dominates the PC gaming market, the rampant success of the Steam Deck is doing sterling work at turning gamers towards Linux. The open-source operating system has been ...
It's nice to know I'm not the only one who can blow a deadline. Linux Torvalds confessed that he'd love to have had "some good excuse for why I didn't do the 6.14 release yesterday on my regular ...
What if the future of handheld gaming wasn’t tied to Windows or consoles? Imagine a device that combines the raw power of AMD’s Ryzen Z2 Extreme with the open source flexibility of Linux, delivering a ...
For years, Windows users frustrated with constant changes, aggressive updates, and growing system bloat have flirted with switching to Linux. But 2025 marks a noticeable shift: a new generation of ...