Why do so many new games not have a fullscreen option?

https://lemmy.world/post/482545

Why do so many new games not have a fullscreen option? - Lemmy.world

Newest example I’ve seen is SF6, your options are windowed or windowed borderless. Hogwarts legacy also does the same. Why the hell is this? btw alt+enter doesn’t work Thanks in advance!

Do you not have to alt-tab when you want to pause a video on a secondary monitor when you are in full-screen mode? How do you get focus on the video player?

As far as performance goes, I don't think there is much difference. And if they are only going to add full screen or borderless, borderless is the one most people are going to want.

I personally prefer borderless as tabbing in/out of the game is instant and leaves the view up, which is great if you need to take notes on something in the game.

I have a fightstick in my lap and a keyboard on my table. If I focus the video the controller still works (on the fullscreen game on a seperate monitor), but I can also tap space, arrow keys, m for mute, c for captions etc. without the need to alt tab or use the mouse.
That's down to the app choosing to ignore controller input when its window doesn't have focus rather than it not being fullscreen.
Well it works 0% of the time if it's not fullscreen