https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/handheld-gaming/rog-xbox-ally-runs-better-on-linux-than-the-windows-it-ships-with-new-test-shows-up-to-32-percent-higher-fps-with-more-stable-framerates-and-quicker-sleep-resume-times

ROG Xbox Ally runs better on Linux than the Windows it ships with — new test shows up to 32% higher FPS,
with more stable framerates and quicker sleep resume times.

"In a not-so-scientific benchmark conducted by YouTuber Cyber Dopamine, the Rog Xbox Ally managed to perform better without Windows, the operating system it ships with out of the box. Cyber installed Bazzite, a popular Linux distro for handhelds built specifically to offer that console-esque, seamless experience. Visually, Bazzite looks identical to SteamOS because it uses Steam's Big Picture Mode as its main launcher. It also behaves similarly, but has its own custom menus and settings for customizing things like power profiles (which override Asus' built-in ones).

When testing Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Cyber noticed a shockingly significant jump in FPS, with Linux generating ~32% more FPS compared to Windows."



"So, not only do you get higher frame rates, but those frames stay stable. On top of all this, Cyber highlights that waking up the Xbox Ally from its sleep state is instantaneous on Bazzite, similar to how it's on the Steam Deck. On Windows, however, it takes up to 40 seconds for the handheld to actually go into its sleep state with the fans turned off, and then a good ~15 seconds to come back on. Cyber compares a handheld to a book, arguing that you should be able to get into it without having to wait or think about any issues, like the controller sometimes becoming unresponsive on Windows."

This is crazy to me... and it shows that there are too many layers ontop of layers, and too much bloat in windows.
If you can install Linux, use steam to emulate windows, and play games (ment for windows) and beat it in performance.....
it really says something about how optimized windows is.

Ontop of stuff like controllers being more reliable on Linux, and the sleep mode working better.

And this is potentially the future of xbox.
The big picture mode, in windows.

SteamOS is actually a threat for MS.
Theres lots of people, that are happy just being able to browse the internet, and play a few games on their PC.
SteamOS is there, it just needs to stay slim and sleek... . to the bloat that is in windows, and that could be enough.

This is like that meme,  "steam does nothing, and stays winning"

Windows keeps getting more and more bloated with things people don't really care about. 

Thoughts?

update:

Forgot the video:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ambCqcFuexk

Yeah, this new version of Windows seems to be in beta if anything. Not worth upgrading if you have a Steam Deck or any other handheld.

Not to mention, Windows in general is becoming too much like bloatware and the integration of Copilot. I'll switch to SteamOS when Valve releases a proper desktop version.

I honestly don't care about Copilot or AI or even online multiplayer games (anti cheat stuff, isn't a issue for me).
Yes, I'm actually wanting to try it out.... I'm just too chicken to do it, encase something goes wrong with it... 
I need to time to try experimenting with it, on like another system, to check if things are "okay" for daily use ect.

Just want to point out that Proton isn't an emulator. It is a compatibility layer. This is important because compatibility layers are much less intensive than emulators, and can achieve very close to native performance when mature. 

But yeah, Windows has a lot of bloat. 

Edit: Windows' main market these days is in client work-devices. They have essentially made their consumer OS free as it is. The server space has been on Linux for decades.