Another bad Windows 11 update launched this week, which stopped several Ubisoft games, including the recent Star Wars: Outlaws, from working. A one-off, unseen error that no one could have predicted? Probably, but to me, it points to a bigger problem that Microsoft has to face. Gamers are fickle, and Microsoft's dominance over the gaming PC market is beginning to look shaky, thanks to Linux gaming on the Steam Deck. I don’t believe Microsoft has an agenda against gamers – quite the contrary, it has a vested interest in keeping them on its side. It has plowed billions into hefty acquisitions to bolster the Xbox gaming division’s roster, and it no doubt wants to recoup a healthy return on those investments. Right now, it has luck on its side, too, with the best gaming PCs running Windows 11 without a legitimate alternative available. Continue reading Windows 11 needs to change, or it will lose PC gaming to Linux forever MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Microsoft DirectX Raytracing, Microsoft Hololens hands-on, Windows Game Mode preview