The switch from proof of work to proof of stake in ETH right before the 40 series launch was the primary driver of the increased availability.

What about non steam games? Maybe I’m in the extreme minority, but my most played games are things like Microsoft Flight Sim, DCS, Star Citizen, Elite Dangerous, which not only have their own launchers etc (one of which is tied directly to MS), they also require peripherals… sometimes lots of em, that have config and/or telemetry software that is all built in windows.

I thought the same thing as I read this. Makes me think it’s gotta be him

WOW!