Windows Was The Problem All Along

Dave2D · 1.9M views · 2025-05-25 · 7:38

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Dave2D reviews the Lenovo Legion Go S running Valve's SteamOS instead of Windows, calling it the first true competitor to the Steam Deck. He compares handheld gaming performance and experience across the two operating systems.

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HN commenters cite it as reviewer evidence that games run faster and with better battery life on Linux/SteamOS than on Windows on identical hardware.

Discussed on HN; no positive recommendation is recorded in this export · HN mentions 2025–2025

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Consumer devices & gadgets Linux & open-source ecosystems Gaming culture & analysis

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craftkiller · 2025-12 · Reference
That is why I bought a steam deck: to financially support Valve's Linux efforts. I barely play games anymore but thanks to the Wine devs, CodeWeavers, and Valve, I no longer have to listen to the knuckle-draggers claiming that "Linux sucks because it can't play games". In fact, now it is the opposite: Linux is outperforming Windows[0]. [0] [VIDEO]
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simoncion · 2025-11 · Reference
> Handhelds and desktop PCs can perform differently. The handhelds we're talking about are -essentially- a low-power [0] laptop in a tiny case. Again, we're talking about exactly the same hardware, that provides substantially worse performance when Windows is the OS than when Linux is the OS. For reference, here's one instance of the original coverage of the phenomenon about which I spoke: < [VIDEO] > [0] But higher power than one might naively expect!
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dijit · 2025-10 · Reference
What you’re saying doesn’t align with what PC reviewers are stating outright though. The Legion GO being the most prime example[0]. Some games work better on Linux, some worse, but largely comparable[1]. I don’t believe that reviewers are paid to promote this view. [0]: [VIDEO] [1]: [LINK]
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