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by skadamat·1y ago·view on hn ↗
I used to have an Xbox Series X and a gaming Pc. I completely agree with this.

PC gaming usually means more freedom but also more responsibility:

- Windows wants to update random stuff all the time

- Other person can't hear me. 5 different software apps want to install their own audio mixer apps

- Game overlay bars - Steam, Epic Games, Windows, Nvidia, all have in-game overlay bars that have to be disabled

- Drivers, drivers, drivers

- Many others.

On the flip side, I wanted to game at 120 - 240 FPS and PC made this easier. For console games, you have to wait for the game developer to support 120 FPS mode and they never do more than 120 (because most people lack high refresh TV's / monitors anyway)

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That's why I'm a big fan of a linux gaming/home theater PC for the living room. A lot less overhead and upkeep. GNOME + Steam Big picture + Plex/Jellyfin/MPV + Retroarch is a pretty nice "couch experience". The system is very clean and simple, using it is a dream compared to windows, even for normies.

Obviously it's not gonna work for everybody and everything. Depending on what you want to do it might be harder to setup. If you have games from platforms other than Steam you are gonna have a worse time. Also, if you insist on streaming you are gonna be limited to 720p on most services due to DRM (though you can delegate that to a smart TV). And if your hardware isn't quite Linux friendly it will probably end up being more trouble than windows.

>Game overlay bars - Steam, Epic Games, Windows, Nvidia, all have in-game overlay bars that have to be disabled

I've got like 3 apps trying to hijack either Print Screen or the Xbox Controller big center button.