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If all games ran equally well on all operating systems, what OS would you be using?

What OS would you use if most games weren't virtually locked to Windows?

  • Linux.

    Votes: 237 24.9%

  • Mac OS X.

    Votes: 252 26.5%

  • Windows 10.

    Votes: 412 43.3%

  • Don't play on PC.

    Votes: 51 5.4%
  • Total voters
    952

Deleted member 46489

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Windows has an almost unchallenged dominance in the PC gaming market simply by virtue of the fact that most PC games either don't run at all on competing operating systems, or run worse.

But there have been attempts to make Windows-only games compatible with other operating systems (for example, via compatibility layers like Wine and Proton). If in the future there's a piece of software that allows you to run any game on any operating system with minimal issues, what operating system would you like to use for your PC?
 
Dest

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Glio

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I have never used a Mac. I only use Linux for programming and work, Windows is much more comfortable for everything else.
 
ResetEraIsTheBestEra

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Oct 28, 2017
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Win10
Despite the fuck ups like erasing your shit after updating or opening backdoors just to get your PC encrypted-kidnapped for ransom shit still is my favorite OS
 
Shadow

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I'd hackintosh my PC then for sure. I like Mac OS better, but I like controlling my hardware completely as well, so that's be the way to go. There would really be no reason to have Windows for me especially if gamepass was on there as well.
 

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If games ran equally well on all operating systems, I'd be running FreeBSD.

As that isn't an option, Linux it is... which is what I currently use anyway.
 
Serious Sam

Serious Sam

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Oct 27, 2017
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Windows. I like using it. And no, Microsoft doesn't want to murder babies or whatever silly things people came up over the last 40 years. It's just a tech company that makes (mostly) good software and hardware.
 
Aether

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@TheFriendlyBro said:
I'd say Windows is still easier to use.

However I've got to admit I don't know much about Linux. But from my point of view, aside from games, Linux doesn't do much for me.
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For daily webbrowsing, consumption and launching games it would probably make 0 difference, but as soon as you start to use external gear or produktive software thats more media geared then it or academic...yeah, windows is probably the better option there.
 
Milennia

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Oct 25, 2017
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For what I do which is literally just play games and study - Windows 10
But mac would be sick
 
MrCibb

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I'd probably still stick with Windows. I've heard people have had issues with it but I've had literally none. Does everything I need and requires no effort.

Also if Xbox App + Game Pass is still exclusive to Windows in this scenario, 0% chance I'd ever move. GP is too good.
 

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For me it's a question of what I find less annoying to use and that is linux. Mac OS interface has been becoming more and more tiring to use with each release, it's by far my least favorite option. Windows 10 is a known entity and I can live inside it, especially now that I can cheat with WSL2.
 
Couleurs

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OS X

I've been using it for about 10 years and my only complaint is how terrible gaming support is. If this was no longer an issue, it would meet all of my needs.
 
Patitoloco

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Oct 27, 2017
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MacOS, no doubt. I love the OS, but it's a shame it's being neglected in gaming because Apple's love of Metal.
 
Cookie

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Definitely Mac. I currently have a gaming PC and a Mac Mini as my two main desktops. My wife also has an iMac and a gaming PC plus we have a MacBook Pro, iPad Pro and Surface Pro X. I'd quite like to not need so many. If we could have Mac OS on a gaming PC we could cut two desktops out.
 
Bradford

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Aug 12, 2018
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Linux without a doubt and I would never go back. my Windows machine is strictly for high-end gaming.
 
Zissou

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Oct 26, 2017
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I'd still stick w/ Windows. Too much other software I use isn't on Linux and I prefer Windows to Mac OS.
 
BennyWhatever

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Assuming this also means that drivers for things like controllers and graphics cards are also just as good, right?
If so, Linux. Otherwise, Windows.
 
digit_zero

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Windows > Linux, but I'd probably still dual boot as I do now, they serve different purproses. I cannot stand MacOS outside a few things that are entirely related to their touchpad + gestures on their laptops, which well - laptops aren't my primary PC option in the first place.
 
A Syrian Communist

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To be honest I have no idea what I have to gain from switching to Linux but I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt. Can't stand MacOS though.
 
Pargon

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Though I like a lot of what Apple do, it's not just games that are tying me to Windows.
Macs cost a lot more and perform worse for that money due to many of the decisions that Apple makes. A Threadripper-based Mac Pro could have cost significantly less than the current system. And you're locked out of NVIDIA hardware with a Mac.
There's quite a bit of software I use on Windows that lacks Mac equivalents too. And Apple has a habit of killing off legacy software every few years; which would kill some of the software I use that is no longer under active development, or would now require a recurring subscription.

I think I like the idea of going back to macOS more than the reality of it.
There's a long list of reasons why I stopped buying Macs for my personal systems - even though they the only thing I tell family to buy.
While I don't personally have many issues with Windows, I refuse to do tech support for someone else's Windows system.
 
the_kaotek1

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Windows because I use my PC for other purposes too. Now if all software ran the same independent of OS I'd go linux no question
 
Crayon

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Oct 26, 2017
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Already on linux for years. As of a month ago, we dont even keep a windows install anymore.

Thanks, proton.
 
SwampBastard

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The last game I played with any regularity on a computer was the original Half-Life. macOS is definitely my favorite computer OS (but I'm not an Apple fan in general and iOS can die in a fire).
 
Taco_Human

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MacOS. I like it, everytime I switch back to windows, everything is ugly. I can't imagine what tinkering around with settings would be like in macosx.
 
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