• alessandro@lemmy.caEnglish
    4 months

    Other than the broad “Microsoft hate” people is thinking about, there are two reason I can think about; and none about Gaben being a Microsoft’s scorned ex-employer.

    1. conflict of interest: Microsoft’s EEE. Look it up. If they rule the OS on which majority of Steam Hardware work on, Microsoft rules on a competitors against it’s “Xbox experience”.
    2. Microsoft doesn’t allow open source drivers to officially run on Windows. Any hardware driver must be done, paid, by close doors at Valve and no extra help as the whole community around mesa and affiliated. There’s a reason why Valve is skipping Nvidia on basically everything.
    • Bubs@lemmy.zipEnglish
      4 months

      Valve releases drivers and notes to make Windows work on Steam hardware, however, they refuse to officially support it though. They won’t offer support for “Windows on Steam Hardware,” and provide resources “as is”.

      More readable version.

      I absolutely hate how articles always omit the “and” from titles. Instead of “Bob and Steve run for office” they just say “Bob, Steve, run for office”.

      • ripcord@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4 months

        Right, but it’s a really loaded way to say it.

        They have no obligation to release Windows drivers at all.

        • Nik282000@lemmy.caEnglish
          4 months

          No shit, Valve releases tools to help users that are taking a bite out of Valve’s pie, for free, and that makes Valve the bad guy.

          The last thing Microsoft gave you for free was Cortana and ads in your start menu.

  • [deleted]@piefed.worldEnglish
    4 months

    Seems like Microsoft is who should be supporting Windows. It isn’t like Valve can fix Windows issues as Windows isn’t open source.

    Valve offering drivers and notes is what they are able to offer for someone else’s proprietary product.

      • [deleted]@piefed.worldEnglish
        4 months

        The dumbest part of the article is that the author seems to be blaming Valve for games that chose a kernel level anticheat that only works with Windows and consoles.

        But because many anti-cheat apps still aren’t compatible with Linux (hence, SteamOS), installing Windows on Steam hardware is currently the only way that gamers can enjoy titles that require them.

        That isn’t even a Windows issue. That is a publisher choosing an anticheat that has stupid limitations.

        • GoatSynagogue@lemmy.worldBannedEnglish
          4 months

          Well valve chose to release their product that runs their OS that doesn’t support what developers/publishers want, so yeah, that’s on valve.

            • GoatSynagogue@lemmy.worldBannedEnglish
              4 months

              Yes. Windows is amazing for developers. It has Linux built in to it so you can use Linux on it as well as Windows. Windows is the best platform for developers that aren’t Mac exclusive.

          • Axolotl@feddit.itEnglish
            4 months

            Good luck personalizing Windows as much as Linux and then distribute it

            • GoatSynagogue@lemmy.worldBannedEnglish
              4 months

              What are you even saying? Valve chose to release a Linux OS. They need to make sure it can do what people want it to, or people won’t use it.

              • Axolotl@feddit.itEnglish
                4 months

                There is no way to run a windows kernel module on other fucking OSes, Valve can’t do anything about it and there is no other good alternative, blame the fucking publisher not Valve

                It’s like if i blame my town if my american shitty SUV can’t fit in their streets

                • GoatSynagogue@lemmy.worldBannedEnglish
                  4 months

                  So what do you think valve should do? Work with publishers to find a solution.

  • yesman@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4 months

    Those plucky Windows users love to hack hardware to get their niche software running. Good for them.