Linux gaming just hit a major milestone — is Windows in trouble?

Linux is now used by 3% of gamers on Steam, as handheld PCs and rising Windows frustrations fuel fresh momentum.

For the Steam Machine to change PC gaming, Valve must solve Linux's anti-cheat problem

With SteamOS and Linux, Valve has polished away many of the things that make PC gaming unapproachable to some people. Want to ...
The Outerhaven on MSN

Linux PC Gaming Is On The Rise While Windows Trips Over Itself

Linux PC gaming is more of a threat to Windows gaming, now more than ever and yet, Microsoft continues to fumble the ball, ...
Hosted on MSN

Most Windows games now run on Linux, but one important group of titles is still missing

New data shows that most Windows games now work on Linux Almost 90% of Windows games now 'manage to launch' on Linux However, anti-cheat multiplayer games remain a notable problem Gaming on Linux has ...

New project brings strong Linux compatibility to more classic Windows games

Now, a new open source project is seeking to extend Linux interoperability further back into PC gaming history. The d7vk project describes itself as “a Vulkan-based translation layer for Direct3D 7 ...
Ars Technica

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

Nearly a decade ago, Ars testing found that Valve’s “Steam Machines”-era version of SteamOS performed significantly worse than Windows when SteamOS’s Linux game ports were tested on the same hardware ...
PC Gamer

Linux almost turned my Gamescom trip into a catastrophic disaster, but a Windows USB came to my rescue

This week I've been: Looking into proof-of-human technology and digital ID, on both technology and privacy fronts. Call me a rebel, but I haven't been best satisfied with the direction Windows 11 has ...