Alienware's G-Mode feature, which boosts performance on games, is being removed from the Linux kernel due to poor performance. G-Mode was introduced in Linux 6.15 for Alienware m16 R1, but is ...

Linux gaming is surging with 24,000 verified or playable games on Steam. While Steam Deck momentum tripled Linux share ...

Scared of losing Windows gamers to SteamOS, Microsoft has identified gamers as a "cohort" it wants to win in 2026, and believes that it can take lessons learned in handhelds and with NPUs and apply ...

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) has gradually become one of Microsoft’s key bridges for developers, data scientists, and power users who need Linux compatibility without leaving the Windows ...

SteamOS now runs 1440p games at 60fps on many AMD PCs, plus native support for DualSense and Xbox pads for easy setup.

Linux has strengths, but Windows 11 wins for most users — here’s why.

Valve's work on Linux gaming compatibility has greatly benefited its own SteamOS devices, but also opened the door for more gamers to make the jump to Linux on PC without having to worry about whether ...

For years now, Valve has been slowly improving the capabilities of the Proton compatibility layer that lets thousands of Windows games work seamlessly on the Linux-based SteamOS. But Valve’s ...

The ROG Xbox Ally X is a $1,000 Windows gaming handheld that gets a lot right but still leaves some things to be desired when it comes to top-end performance. It turns out the secret to unlocking its ...

For years, Windows users frustrated with constant changes, aggressive updates, and growing system bloat have flirted with switching to Linux. But 2025 marks a noticeable shift: a new generation of ...