With the early release of Windows 12 rolling out soon with AI, the excitement of SteamDeck/SteamOS
and especially many new Steam-Like service competitions what does this all mean? Well, a lot of confusion I guess?
Starting with Windows 11 it was released on October 5, 2021.
Microsoft has said PC owners with a computer newer from 2017 onwards must have a special module called TPM. What is TPM? Well TPM is a security feature lodged inside your CPU, you must enable this in the bios Sadly the rest of the world is still using computers from a decade old or from 5 years ago. This means these computers from 2007-2016 are obsolete. I don't know how the used market will be affected by this but probably not? However, Windows 10 will be supported until October 14, 2025. Sadly Steam ended its support on Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 operating systems. According to them "This change is required as core features in Steam rely on an embedded version of Google Chrome, which no longer functions on older versions of Windows. In addition, future versions of Steam will require Windows features and security updates only present in Windows 10 and above".
What I really like about Windows 11 is the Windows Snap feature.
It is the same feature you can find in floating tiling window managers such as i3 and DWM.
Where you can have multiple windows simultaneously stacked onto another. "real multitasking lol"
SteamDeck/Steam OS 3.0
Another thing I'm excited about is Steam's Updated gaming OS Steam OS 3.0. PC Gaming has been largely Supported from the good old DOS days to the next generation of Operating Systems Windows 95. But then Steam comes around changing the way we play and buy PC games despite needing Windows or Mac to play games. While GOG helps us keep our PC games forever DRM-FREE. Then comes along all the companies releasing their games on their own Store front markets such as EA Origin and Epic's own online store. Epic is the only place to get Free PC games every two weeks or so but I hardly buy anything from there though. Two other weird places that others should avoid are YouTube gaming. Some people enjoy playing the GTA Remaster edition on Netflix lol. Every PC game from the last 30 years is supported on Windows. Everyone releasing its own Storefront on the PC. But just 3 years ago Microsoft tried to capitalize on their Xbox games(the same games released for the PC) released to the Windows Store through GamePass. But with the soon-to-be released SteamOS, It's the best time for Steam to announce its new gaming operating system. And they have been trying to be free from Windows since the dark days of Windows 8.
Play games from a client than using steam?
You also have the choice of just downloading the in Game client
that won’t hinder your gaming experience for example
FFXIV Square client, Riots League of Legends client, or OSRS Rune light client.
Do you play games on Windows, Mac, Or Linux?