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Games run faster on SteamOS than Windows 11, Ars testing finds

(arstechnica.com)
402 points _JamesA_ | 1 comments | 25 Jun 25 19:40 UTC | HN request time: 0.211s | source
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Melatonic ◴[25 Jun 25 22:13 UTC] No.44382276[source]▶
Windows 11 is also bloated as hell by default. Curuios how they compare to a very optimized and debloated windows 11?

Anybody know if Steam and games in general refuse to install in Windows LTSC? Its basically the stripped down ultimate lean version of windows. Boots insanely fast - no tracking bullshit - no windows store or candy crush. Battery life hugely improved. No big updates - security only - and for a longer supported time.

I know Adobe has forced their installers now to refuse to outright install on LTSC (for no real reason) which is annoying as hell. First they stopped it installing on Windows Server.....

Hopefully we do not see the same thing with graphics drivers and Steam and games because right now its the ultimate gaming OS (especially if you are running it as a second OS while daily driving Linux or MacOS)

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spartanatreyu ◴[25 Jun 25 23:16 UTC] No.44382684[source]▶
There's little point benchmarking a debloated windows 11 since:

1. There is no standard debloated windows 11 to compare against since Microsoft adds more bloat each month.

2. Users aren't going to be running a debloated windows 11 anyway

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1. WorldMaker ◴[26 Jun 25 17:16 UTC] No.44389308[source]▶
Related to 1, Microsoft did announce a gaming-focused "debloated" Windows 11 experience especially for gaming handhelds to release "sometime next year". It will be interesting to see what it is like as a standard, but obviously it is not out yet.