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[happymonster]

Just curious as I used to prefer Fullscreen, but now with more turn based gaming I prefer playing in a Maximised window so I can still look at other programs, etc..

[Blademasterbobo]

should add an option for borderless windowed

[happymonster]

Added..

[Nathan Cash]

I'm usually in a maximized window. Want to be able to click off if I'm supposed to be doing homework and my Mom or Dad walks in.

[SundownKid]

I'm usually in a maximized window. Want to be able to click off if I'm supposed to be doing homework and my Mom or Dad walks in.

I usually use Alt+Tab for that while in fullscreen. Or, if I want to check an FAQ or something.

Windows are too distracting - if a game allows it, I will always go Fullscreen, black bars or no.

[ThemsAllTook]

Always full screen if possible, but it's important to have a quick keyboard shortcut that will switch to a window at any time. I want full immersion, but I want to be able to switch to another application for a moment if I need to.

[Gregg Williams]

Usually in a window or maximized window as of late, especially for turn based games. Even more so for MP turn based.

[Alevice]

Borderless Windowed - its basically a faster for alt-tabbing fullscreen mode.

[ink.inc]

fullscreen

[Fallsburg]

full screen typically.  But on occasion just regular windowed.

[Blademasterbobo]

dual monitors = always borderless windowed, so i can switch out without waiting for the game to minimize / maximize

[sublinimal]

Default full screen in 2D games is a turn-off, especially if the native resolution is something like 320x200 and meant to be pixel-perfect. Full screen might not preserve 1:1 pixel size depending on screen resolution, and some graphics cards cause blurring when scaling.

Also most of the time, the audio is too damn loud and I can't reach the Win7 volume mixer if the game covers up my screen. Combine this with Alt-Tabbing delays and glitches, and chances are I'm already frustrated by your game before I've reached the main menu.

[saturdaymorning]

when i'm on my laptop, i always go windowed. the desktop is on a tv, and there i always go fullscreen

[SolarLune]

Like Sublinimal, I sometimes play with Windowed mode, since I like to listen to music other than the game's (if it has any) when I play. Some games don't take tabbing from and to full-screen mode very well.

[forwardresent]

I fullscreen mostly. I dual monitor and it sometimes causes problems with me clicking off screen in certain games but I usually just mirror the display and play on the larger screen.

Alt-tab and some headphones were what kept me playing DOD:S instead of doing my High School work back in the day.

[Netsu]

On Windows I always play fullscreen because the only Windows IM I use is Steam and I can use it in overlay mode.
On Linux I mainly play windowed mode because the games I play here are usually less immersive and I like to have my Pidgin and Thunderbird windows a click away.

[VDZ]

Fullscreen, always fullscreen when possible. It bothers me when games don't support fullscreen. I want complete immersion, even if it's a simple game. If I'm playing a game, I'm not doing anything else at the same time, so I want to focus completely on the game.

If I need to switch out for any reason, I pause and go to windowed, then go back fullscreen and unpause when I'm done.

[feminazi]

im always testing my gam in snap-view. hope that catches on

[J-Snake]

Always full screen if possible, but it's important to have a quick keyboard shortcut that will switch to a window at any time. I want full immersion, but I want to be able to switch to another application for a moment if I need to.

No, being prepared to switch is not full immersion. Full immersion is fullscreen only (or better oculus rift) and ignoring the rest of the world:P

[feminazi]

i cant play immersive games on pc anyway cos pc is my chatting tool