Linux just gained another .13% usage, while Windows lost .23. Another win for Linux

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Chill! That’s only 2% in total. We can feel happy for Valve doing the pioneer work and maintaining software for Linux.

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Percentages can hide the impact of tendencies. Steam has 132MM monthly active users, assuming the poll is a representative sample. Then, 2% is a bit over 2.6MM people using a linux device. This doesn’t include steamOS. That’s at least equivalent to an entire small country’s population using Linux.

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But it does include SteamOS

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Hey, where u get those numbers from?? I thought they stopped disclosing these a few yrs back. Personally I would’ve guessed its closer to 150m myself but I’d like to see any reports or more informed speculation if possible.

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That’s more than Mac

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Tbh for some reason I always assumed there were more Linux gamers than Mac gamers lol

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NGL, a few more rounds of sweet Asahi releases Linux might be better for gaming on the M1 series over MacOS. The devs actually have a Vulcan support built. Apple never bothered, lol.

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Linux has always enjoyed better game support than MacOS. Even before Valve’s efforts, it was possible to get most games running - sometimes fine, but often with bugs or defunct features. Some games ran even better with wine than on a modern Windows installation of its time.

However, this does not mean it was easy.

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