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[–] 23 points 1 year ago* (9 children)

LTT describes that the XBOX team have also trimmed down 2GB of W11 desktop bloat with this and have attempted to make the W11 experience more similar to a console. I'm curious to follow this. I'd imagine Microsoft are a bit intimidated by the fact that SteamOS is a better handheld gaming OS than Windows. Obviously this must have been in the pipeline for a long time now.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    I would be interested if it also supported quick resume from sleep like the Deck does. Imo that's the killer SteamOS feature that's keeping Windows alternatives from being even a consideration.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    If they implemented Direct Resume I might cave and reinstall Windows on my Ally.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    But what for? Nothing makes it better, even if you would get this equivalent feature.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I have an Xbox Series S for my little one and Direct Resume is such a nice QoL feature. Having 8 games always ready and only takes 3 seconds to resume even after you turned off and unplug the console is very useful. There’s some games on my handheld PC I didn’t bother playing since launching it can take a long time.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Right. But I meant if SteamOS or Bazzite had that feature already for the ROG Ally, why reinstall an objectively worse OS when it also gains that feature?

    I may be misunderstanding something.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Nope, Bazzite or SteamOS doesn’t have that functionality.

    Here’s a video showing how it works. If they managed to put this on Windows I’d be very tempted.

    https://youtu.be/L4L9pArceAE

    Mind that this is different from pausing the game. The OS is suspending the game state into the disk, so it’s more similar to emulator snapshots functionality.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Compatibility for one. Also unpopular opinion here, but I actually like Windows and use it on my main desktop. So having everything run the same thing does add some conveniences. The only thing I really like about SteamOS right now is really just the battery life and the quick resume from sleep. If Windows gets those through this initiative, then I don't really have any reason to stick with SteamOS.

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