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0 pointsshmerl6y ago0 comments

Why of course? Stadia is using Linux. Using Windows is a waste of license fees for such services.

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I assume they chose Windows to support the widest array of games, and the most comprehensive and timely support for things like RTX.

Stadia does use Linux, however Stadia has made an enormous number of missteps and seems very close to DOA so I'm not sure they're a good example of much.

shmerlOP6y ago

I'd say using Windows is a misstep and DOA kind of choice for these things.

For the reference, RTX shouldn't depend on the OS, since it's supported as a Vulkan extension.

endorphone6y ago

It's an abstract backend host for a remote desktop sort of thing -- there is nothing "Windows-esque" about the experience for the end-user -- so I imagine they could easily support alternatives as the need arises. But given that Windows currently supports 100% of the top PC games, where alternatives support a small fraction of that, it's something they certainly needed to support for now.

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ksec6y ago

>I'd say using Windows is a misstep ......

How would you expect all those Windows Games to be Streamed and played?

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endorphone6y ago

I assume they chose Windows to support the widest array of games, and the most comprehensive and timely support for things like RTX.

Stadia does use Linux, however Stadia has made an enormous number of missteps and seems very close to DOA so I'm not sure they're a good example of much.

shmerlOP6y ago

I'd say using Windows is a misstep and DOA kind of choice for these things.

For the reference, RTX shouldn't depend on the OS, since it's supported as a Vulkan extension.

endorphone6y ago

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ksec6y ago

>I'd say using Windows is a misstep ......

How would you expect all those Windows Games to be Streamed and played?

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