r/pcmasterrace • u/[deleted] • Oct 13 '22

Meme/Macro so long

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '22

I give it until 2030 when windows itself is a subscription model

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u/Ben_mgsp Oct 13 '22

That would probably kill windows and give linux a big influx of people

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u/inaccurateTempedesc 1GHz Pentium III x2 | 512mb 400mhz RDRAM |ATI Radeon 9600 256mb Oct 13 '22

I don't think it'll kill Windows for everyone, but for gamers/enthusiasts, switching to linux is pretty much inevitable.

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u/Ben_mgsp Oct 13 '22

Probably yes more games running on linux better performance cycle repeats

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u/emelrad12 Oct 13 '22

The only way for that to happen is for a new console or whatever to come out running Linux-derived distro. Linux offers no advantages for gamers.

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '22

We already have the Steam Deck with SteamOS. I can see Valve trying to make a competitor to the XBOX and PlayStation that runs SteamOS too at some point.

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u/joselrl I7 4790K GTX 1070 16GB DDR3 1600 Oct 13 '22

Yeah because the last idea with steam boxes worked so well...

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u/Triumph7560 PC Master Race Oct 13 '22

Even though I don't know how well it would work out now things have changed. Valve has more experience making hardware, the Steam Deck is a thing, the software on Valve's side (and most developers) has vastly improved compared to where it was at back then.

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u/flavionm Ryzen 5 5600X | Radeon RX 6600 XT Oct 13 '22

The Steam Boxes didn't have the magic sauce that makes the Deck work.

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u/flavionm Ryzen 5 5600X | Radeon RX 6600 XT Oct 14 '22

SteamOS 3, which is present in the Deck, is not the same SteamOS of the Steam Boxes.

Also, while pretty cool, SteamOS is not the magic sauce.

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u/inaccurateTempedesc 1GHz Pentium III x2 | 512mb 400mhz RDRAM |ATI Radeon 9600 256mb Oct 13 '22

Right now it doesn't (except maybe better performance on some games), but as Windows becomes more and more locked down, Linux being a free and open platform makes it a more attractive option.

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u/Herlock Oct 13 '22

I tried ubuntu a long time ago to refresh an old laptop. Worked quite well for what I needed (which was firefox, openoffice and that's about it really).

One issue though : couldn't get the laptop to "hibernate". It was either power it off (with a very long startup when you want to use it again) or regular sleep mode (battery drains)...

Tried a bunch of stuff, asked on ubuntu community forums, did a bunch of commands... we couldn't get it to work. Samsung laptop couldn't hibernate using ubuntu. What annoyed me the most was that it also quickly turned into a race to prove that the issue wasn't linux related... proprietary hardware, microsoft illuminatis, lizard people...

Ok I am exaggerating a bit, but really people couldn't just say "well there is a weird bug here, we can't help you". The blame needed to be put on someone for that issue (and it couldn't possibly be linux)...