Linux just gained another .13% usage, while Windows lost .23. Another win for Linux
Chill! That’s only 2% in total. We can feel happy for Valve doing the pioneer work and maintaining software for Linux.
Tbh for some reason I always assumed there were more Linux gamers than Mac gamers lol
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.
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.
