There used to be a noticeable performance boost to an app when in full screen mode, but that was back in Windows 7 days and may not be true any more.
I should probably know this, but what’s the deal with full screen vs windowed full screen? What’s the difference?
Also why do people wanna play windowed? Maybe depends on the type of game…?
smeenz@lemmy.nz 5 days ago
swelter_spark@reddthat.com 5 days ago
Game in one window, other things open in other windows. Game and do other things at the same time.
thermal_shock@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Alt tab out to other apps without the game freaking out due to display settings
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 5 days ago
Oh I see this makes sense. And theoretically better performance in full screen?
thermal_shock@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I never saw a major performance difference, but being able to switch windows without the game possibly crashing is great. Especially in single player games, sometimes you just need to pause and check laundry, or check email. Alt tab and good to go.
That’s the benefit I use it for. Some games force minimize when you tab off and they can crash when you try to tab back to them.