> Microsoft: Gaming has been a first class citizen at Microsoft for a while and I'm not sure if we can say the same about Apple.
This is changing fast if not changed already. Xbox One, DX12 lock in on Universal Windows Platform and finally,
> Windows 10 also has a "Gaming Mode" as part of the OS for performance improvement which some games might have it turned on automatically.
https://www.vg247.com/2016/10/14/dota-2-windows-10-anniversa...
Valve was skeptical about Microsoft turning Windows into a walled garden when they announced DX12 only for Windows Store exclusive games, that is when they started pushing their efforts into SteamOS, moreover a stable runtime (based on Ubuntu LTS) for Linux games, which has helped _a lot_ for linux gaming.