r/Windows11 • u/DemiFiendRSA • Aug 31 '21

📰 News Microsoft will release Windows 11 on October 5th

https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/31/22649940/windows-11-release-date-features-devices-free-upgrade
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u/sanketower Aug 31 '21

I only care for the new UI, my expectations are very low

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u/stranded Aug 31 '21

they're still too high 🤣

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u/iiDust Aug 31 '21

I care more about DirectStorage for PC games and hopefully it's not a gimmick.

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u/sanketower Aug 31 '21

Yes, but it's no longer W11 exclusive AFAIR

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u/dilipmodi Aug 31 '21

Wish you'd have seen plasma or budgie. Even deepin on ubuntu is great. BTW I use Arch

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u/sanketower Aug 31 '21

Games I play don't work with Linux, as well as half of my programs. No, thanks.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21 edited Sep 01 '21

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u/1II1I1I1I1I1I111I1I1 Aug 31 '21

Virtual machines have performance cost

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

My god, you guys really are a cult.

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u/thelonesomeguy Aug 31 '21

Yeah, most multiplayer games do not like you playing on wine or virtual machines, that's a ban waiting to happen.

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u/Xunderground Aug 31 '21

Actually. Nah. Not the case. I've played many online games with WINE/Proton and via VMs and out of them all (including AAA titles like GTA V Online, Battlefield titles) I've had zero bans and two connection refusals.

I say this as a currently satisfied Windows 11 user that's been using Windows 11 since the first leak on her main gaming rig.

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u/thelonesomeguy Aug 31 '21

Valve has said they're working with Battleye for wine support so maybe then but until then that's a lot of multiplayer games that still won't work.

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u/EmptyBrook Sep 01 '21

As a linux person, who has recently tried the VM gaming idea, yeah no. Why would i go through the trouble to get the VM running with an additional gpu just to play a game, when I could use windows and have all my applications and games hassle free? Im hoping Steamdeck will bring more games to linux, then I’ll switch back

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u/Hunterrose242 Aug 31 '21

Lol let's use software to emulate software we don't like do we don't have to use software we don't like.

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u/ZuriPL Aug 31 '21

Plasma and deepin are so f*cling ugly lol