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 - You can learn more about our approach to [project management](https://github.com/ppy/osu/wiki/Project-management).
 - Read peppy's [latest blog post](https://blog.ppy.sh/a-definitive-lazer-faq/) exploring where lazer is currently and the roadmap going forward.
 
-## Requirements
-
-- A desktop platform with the [.NET Core 3.1 SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download) or higher installed.
-- When running on Linux, please have a system-wide FFmpeg installation available to support video decoding.
-- When running on Windows 7 or 8.1, **[additional prerequisites](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/install/dependencies?tabs=netcore31&pivots=os-windows)** may be required to correctly run .NET Core applications if your operating system is not up-to-date with the latest service packs.
-- When developing with mobile, [Xamarin](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/) is required, which is shipped together with Visual Studio or [Visual Studio for Mac](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/mac/).
-- When working with the codebase, we recommend using an IDE with intelligent code completion and syntax highlighting, such as [Visual Studio 2019+](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/), [JetBrains Rider](https://www.jetbrains.com/rider/) or [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/).
-
 ## Running osu!
 
-### Releases
-
-If you are not interested in developing the game, you can still consume our [binary releases](https://github.com/ppy/osu/releases).
+If you are looking to install or test osu! without setting up a development environment, you can consume our [binary releases](https://github.com/ppy/osu/releases). Handy links below will download the latest version for your operating system of choice:
 
 **Latest build:**
 
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 - **Linux** users are recommended to self-compile until we have official deployment in place.
+- When running on Windows 7 or 8.1, **[additional prerequisites](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/install/dependencies?tabs=netcore31&pivots=os-windows)** may be required to correctly run .NET Core applications if your operating system is not up-to-date with the latest service packs.
 
 If your platform is not listed above, there is still a chance you can manually build it by following the instructions below.
 
+## Developing or debugging
+
+Please make sure you have the following prerequisites:
+
+- A desktop platform with the [.NET Core 3.1 SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download) or higher installed.
+- When developing with mobile, [Xamarin](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/) is required, which is shipped together with Visual Studio or [Visual Studio for Mac](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/mac/).
+- When working with the codebase, we recommend using an IDE with intelligent code completion and syntax highlighting, such as [Visual Studio 2019+](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/), [JetBrains Rider](https://www.jetbrains.com/rider/) or [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/).
+- When running on Linux, please have a system-wide FFmpeg installation available to support video decoding.
+
 ### Downloading the source code
 
 Clone the repository: