With the release of the Asus ROG Xbox Ally family, Microsoft debuted a new Windows experience for gaming handhelds, offering a streamlined UI that is easily usable with a controller and touch screen.

TL;DR: Windows remains the leading PC gaming OS with 95.1% market share, but Linux, driven by SteamOS and Steam Deck popularity, is steadily growing among gamers. Valve's SteamOS offers optimized ...

The first is SteamOS, a Linux-based operating system that launched in 2014. This operating system was designed as a ...

Windows 11 indeed has a handful of features that Microsoft ported over from their Xbox consoles that can improve your gaming experience, but PC gaming is a lot more complex than a few useful features.

On the desktop, in your hands, even on an Arm chip, Windows wants to be best.

TL;DR: Microsoft is looking to bring the Xbox experience to PC and handheld gaming. Speaking at an AMD and Lenovo event at CES 2025, Microsoft's VP of "Next Generation," Jason Ronald, said that the ...

For as long as PC gaming has existed, it has been more or less synonymous with Windows. Due to its chokehold on the market, nearly every title eventually makes its way to Microsoft's operating system ...