If Valve really wanted to make a splash, they could release a desktop version of SteamOS in October, right when support for Windows 10 ends. For additional damage, they could bundle in Half-Life 3. Just imagine the coverage this would get.

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    OP clearly overestimates how many people would use SteamOS or any other Linux distro for that matter. Most users are casual gamers these days, they are not changing OS just because there is a forced Windows update.

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      This isn’t about people not wanting to use Windows 11 this is about people not wanting to purchase a new computer

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        They don’t have to purchase anything if they just keep using an unsupported OS.

        Most people don’t care enough to change.

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        Windows 10 won’t just stop working. I still see businesses rocking Windows Vista occasionally.

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          No one is trying to play games on those vista machines, though. Valve pulled steam support for win 7 and 8.1 over a year ago because they were EOL. If they also pull support from win 10 once it’s EOL, then people will need to make a change to keep playing their games. If msft refuse to support existing hardware with win11, then many people will be forced to choose between buying a new laptop/PC, or trying Linux.

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            They won’t stop supporting 10 unless its use drops significantly. They’d not shoot themselves in the foot.