Why Gaming on Linux Suddenly Matters

Duration: 07:17

From broken drivers to the Steam Deck selling millions, Linux gaming has gone from "is this the year?" to "wait, it actually works now." But getting here took a decade of tinkering, a billion-dollar bet from Valve, and an open-source community that refused to quit. In this video we talk to Valve and the Batocera project about how Linux quietly became a real threat to Windows - and why Microsoft is playing catch-up.

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Chapters

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0:01 Is this the year of Linux gaming?

0:43 Why Microsoft is usually better

2:03 How Valve is fighting back

3:37 Sponsor

4:14 Steamdeck saved the day

4:50 Windows claps back

6:27 Valve is putting up a fight

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