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3 points ·
Because DirectX is more than a graphics API.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX
A fair amount of what used to make DirectX an everything API has been deprecated, but if you are already using Windows stuff for networking and audio, then you may as well use the graphics APIs too.
3 points ·
I do think Proton gets a little too much credit.
Why? Valve has been sponsoring all these projects for a really long time. While wine existed before that, it wouldn't be anywhere near the shape thats its currently in because gaming was not its main focus. There have been loads of gaming bugs and sharp edges that have been around wine for a long time until Valve put in the money and devs to fix them.
1 points ·
It works on Intel.
Are you sure about your statement?
0 points ·
However all they appear to advocate for, are the things that historically we have done, and are mentioned in the article.
Veganic Farming? Its just Vegans trying to hijack a normal process of crop rotation and cover cropping so they can make some snide remark that apparently it is animal feed that's the problem.
2 points ·
They've also got the Xbox interface for controllers, the reason they don't make Windows better for this scenario is that they already have XBox and making a SwitchBox interferes with their plan to make everything shit.
4 points ·
Absolutely. But they want everyone to know they are using Windows, which if there was a custom shell then they wouldn't.
They have >95% of the market, they don't care about making a good interface for TVs as they already lost it to Android, and they don't care about making a good gaming interface as they already have XBox.
Windows users are an inconvenience, that they want to milk.
10 points ·
No, Microsoft don't allow it. As part of the distribution licence you are not allowed to customise the OOB interface.
People don't know it's Linux, but it's absolutely because of Linux that it works.
23 points ·
They could call it Windows Console Edition, or WinCE.
42 points ·
Nope.
The big thing is that the Deck uses Linux which allows Steam to provide an amazing interface.
All the "competition" still tries to use Windows, and the experience is appalling.