Microsoft losing the plot to the extent that games running on Linux through a compatibility layer are now not only faster but *assumed to be faster* than games running natively on Windows should be an even bigger story than it already is
April 29, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Microsoft losing the plot to the extent that games running on Linux through a compatibility layer are now not only faster but *assumed to be faster* than games running natively on Windows should be an even bigger story than it already is
Windows Central: Xbox gaming handheld planned later this year codename "Keenan" - MS working with PC gaming OEM (think ASUS/Lenovo/MSI) that will look unmistakably "Xbox"
Next-Gen Xbox console targeting 2027
www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/...
Next-Gen Xbox console targeting 2027
www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/...
March 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Windows Central: Xbox gaming handheld planned later this year codename "Keenan" - MS working with PC gaming OEM (think ASUS/Lenovo/MSI) that will look unmistakably "Xbox"
Next-Gen Xbox console targeting 2027
www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/...
Next-Gen Xbox console targeting 2027
www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/...
microsoft developers using SteamOS running Windows-native games through compatibility layers AS A BENCHMARK for their new Windows K2 optimizations is one of the funniest fucking things to happen thus far in this current iteration of the OS war
April 29, 2026 at 3:08 AM
microsoft developers using SteamOS running Windows-native games through compatibility layers AS A BENCHMARK for their new Windows K2 optimizations is one of the funniest fucking things to happen thus far in this current iteration of the OS war
If you're using Windows 11, Microsoft is now surveilling you in a new way. This may already be turned on on your computer, and you would not be notified; it activates whenever they detect you are in a "game", which in my experience Microsoft often false-positives on
doublepulsar.com/microsoft-bu...
doublepulsar.com/microsoft-bu...
Microsoft builds on Recall with Gaming Copilot — fails basic privacy tests
Gaming Copilot, rolling out now to Windows 11, adds a new attack surface to Windows.
doublepulsar.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:52 PM
If you're using Windows 11, Microsoft is now surveilling you in a new way. This may already be turned on on your computer, and you would not be notified; it activates whenever they detect you are in a "game", which in my experience Microsoft often false-positives on
doublepulsar.com/microsoft-bu...
doublepulsar.com/microsoft-bu...
Windows Central & Kotaku: Wolfenstein 3 in development by MachineGames
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January 7, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Windows Central & Kotaku: Wolfenstein 3 in development by MachineGames
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Oh no!! People are turning to Linux for PC gaming at an alarming rate! Quickly, we must release Blinx the Time Sweeper for Windows!!
July 22, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Oh no!! People are turning to Linux for PC gaming at an alarming rate! Quickly, we must release Blinx the Time Sweeper for Windows!!
windows 7 gaming
June 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
windows 7 gaming
Microsoft says it's combining "the best of Xbox and Windows together" for handheld gaming PCs. Xbox VP of Next Gen Jason Ronald says Microsoft will put Xbox at the center "not the Windows desktop that you have today." Full details below 👇 www.theverge.com/2025/1/7/243...
Microsoft is combining “the best of Xbox and Windows together” for handhelds
The Windows handheld gaming experience may change in 2025.
www.theverge.com
January 8, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Microsoft says it's combining "the best of Xbox and Windows together" for handheld gaming PCs. Xbox VP of Next Gen Jason Ronald says Microsoft will put Xbox at the center "not the Windows desktop that you have today." Full details below 👇 www.theverge.com/2025/1/7/243...
The valve box may not be for everyone and have to see what it coasts but the idea of pc style gaming without windows is probably super compelling for meany right now with windows 11 being what it is.
November 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The valve box may not be for everyone and have to see what it coasts but the idea of pc style gaming without windows is probably super compelling for meany right now with windows 11 being what it is.
Windows Central: Hideo Kojima's "OD" is still in development with Xbox, at least for today www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/...
July 4, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Windows Central: Hideo Kojima's "OD" is still in development with Xbox, at least for today www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/...
Microsoft are rolling out Gaming Copilot to Windows 11 PCs. Silently, enabled by default, screenshots enabled by default, model training enabled by default. doublepulsar.com/microsoft-bu...
Microsoft builds on Recall with Gaming Copilot — fails basic privacy tests
Gaming Copilot, rolling out now to Windows 11, adds a new attack surface to Windows.
doublepulsar.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Microsoft are rolling out Gaming Copilot to Windows 11 PCs. Silently, enabled by default, screenshots enabled by default, model training enabled by default. doublepulsar.com/microsoft-bu...
April 15, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Some of the last reasons to stay on Windows have been gaming related. Both the time from installation to in-game and gaming performance on Bazzite are now actually better than Windows on many games, and living room usability is more seamless too.
October 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Some of the last reasons to stay on Windows have been gaming related. Both the time from installation to in-game and gaming performance on Bazzite are now actually better than Windows on many games, and living room usability is more seamless too.
People talk about this stuff in terms of how much it'll suck for gaming and I hate to inform you how many MRI machines, X-Rays, all sorts of other vital machinery are just a Windows IoT Edition PC in a beige plastic box with a big magnet/accelerator/whatever attached.
WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold out
WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold out
Hyperscalers are tearing hard drives out of the hands of manufacturers. Prices are therefore also rising for SSDs.
www.heise.de
February 17, 2026 at 9:12 PM
People talk about this stuff in terms of how much it'll suck for gaming and I hate to inform you how many MRI machines, X-Rays, all sorts of other vital machinery are just a Windows IoT Edition PC in a beige plastic box with a big magnet/accelerator/whatever attached.
November 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
A screenshot from one of my Windows XP gaming machines (a Dell Dimension). Which game would you play first?
March 29, 2026 at 4:09 PM
A screenshot from one of my Windows XP gaming machines (a Dell Dimension). Which game would you play first?
What's on my Windows XP gaming machine (Dell Dimension E510). And they all run perfectly. I'm installing Age of Empires II next.
September 1, 2026 at 1:07 PM
What's on my Windows XP gaming machine (Dell Dimension E510). And they all run perfectly. I'm installing Age of Empires II next.
Got myself a Compaq windows 98 laptop. Let the DOS gaming begin.
February 25, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Got myself a Compaq windows 98 laptop. Let the DOS gaming begin.
how is Gaming on Linux these days, asking because the Windows 11 Experience increasingly feels hostile to the actual act of Computing
June 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
how is Gaming on Linux these days, asking because the Windows 11 Experience increasingly feels hostile to the actual act of Computing
Windows Central: "Microsoft is closing down Xbox studio The Initiative, with Perfect Dark killed as well — joining Everwild and ZeniMax's IP, and other unannounced projects" www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/...
July 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Windows Central: "Microsoft is closing down Xbox studio The Initiative, with Perfect Dark killed as well — joining Everwild and ZeniMax's IP, and other unannounced projects" www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/...
windows pcs are generally for casual users who mostly use it for web browsing and maybe a little gaming. linux is nearly identical except there's no keyboard. macs are for hardcore experts and professionals who take on the toughest tasks, such as drawing three-dimensional rectangles and squares
February 20, 2026 at 8:55 PM
windows pcs are generally for casual users who mostly use it for web browsing and maybe a little gaming. linux is nearly identical except there's no keyboard. macs are for hardcore experts and professionals who take on the toughest tasks, such as drawing three-dimensional rectangles and squares
Ayaneo says selling its Windows gaming handheld ‘is no longer sustainable’
Ayaneo says selling its Windows gaming handheld ‘is no longer sustainable’
The RAM shortage claims another victim.
buff.ly
March 24, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Ayaneo says selling its Windows gaming handheld ‘is no longer sustainable’
“Hey I should boot my windows machine and update my games so I they’re ready when I get time to play.”
*6 months pass without gaming*
“Hey I should boot my windows machine and update my games so-
*6 months pass without gaming*
“Hey I should boot my windows machine and update my games so-
March 28, 2026 at 6:40 PM
“Hey I should boot my windows machine and update my games so I they’re ready when I get time to play.”
*6 months pass without gaming*
“Hey I should boot my windows machine and update my games so-
*6 months pass without gaming*
“Hey I should boot my windows machine and update my games so-
I think the key part of the next-gen Xbox platform video today was Sarah Bond’s mention of ensuring “Windows is the number one platform for gaming.” Notice the focus on Windows as the top platform for gaming, not Xbox as we know it today
June 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I think the key part of the next-gen Xbox platform video today was Sarah Bond’s mention of ensuring “Windows is the number one platform for gaming.” Notice the focus on Windows as the top platform for gaming, not Xbox as we know it today
