The article discusses the challenges Microsoft faces with Windows on handheld gaming PCs, highlighted by the tests of Lenovo's Legion Go S. YouTuber Dave2D found that the SteamOS version significantly outperforms the Windows model, both in gaming performance and battery life. While games optimized for Windows run better with SteamOS thanks to Valve's Proton compatibility layer, the battery life disparity is stark, with SteamOS offering over double the playtime of Windows for popular games. Analyst opinions emphasize the need for Microsoft to address these shortcomings as it ventures into Xbox-branded handhelds.
Microsoft's combination of Xbox and Windows for handheld gaming PCs can't come soon enough. Windows on handhelds is in desperate need of some love, and Lenovo's Legion Go S is the best evidence yet that Microsoft has a big Windows-shaped problem it has to solve on any upcoming Xbox-branded handhelds.
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