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This is a joke right? (Xbox ROG Ally) (discuss.tchncs.de)
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[–] mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml 8 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Who is this for?

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org 3 points 3 days ago

People who want to play games that only work on Windows but don't want to deal with Windows' KBM interface or its' background activity shitfuckery.

[–] fenrasulfr@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Everyone that is scared they can't play the most popular online games on their handheld. So theoretically a massive demographic according to research (most pc gamers play older live service titles) done but whether they would want a gaming handheld is a different question.

[–] xavier666@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

There's apparently a chunk of gamers who can't leave Windows because of GamePass. However, I don't know whether it's a significant portion.

[–] fenrasulfr@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I am more thinking of the Valorant, League, Call of Duty, Fortnite, etc... players. Which are a majority of pc gamers.

[–] xavier666@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

There are different clusters of users who don't/can't leave Windows.

  • Don't want to learn another OS at all (They are content with the Windows experience)
  • Gamepass users. They enjoy the Netflix model of getting free games
  • Multiplayer (with anti-cheat) gamers
  • Don't want to leave the Adobe suite/
  • Uses programs which don't have Linux equivalent

The Linux community has to understand that some of these groups cannot be moved to Linux no matter how much you improve the Linux experience.

[–] fenrasulfr@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

I am talking for handhelds which are treated as consoles so the underlying os or gui makes no difference. Unless it stops you from playing the game you like.

No one should tell you to leave an os if it works for you.

[–] xavier666@lemm.ee 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

No one should tell you to leave an os if it works for you

I agree.

Some people have a special comfort with Windows AND telemetry, ads, bloat are not a concern for them. We should not try to force them to move.

[–] stephen01king@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago

34 million people are on all Xbox game pass versions. How much of that is on PC game pass, I have no idea.