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Steam data reveals PC gamers shifting from Windows to Linux (www.tweaktown.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca
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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

People buying Steam decks are likely the majority of those numbers. They probably ALSO have a Windows machine

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child)

    People buying Steam decks are likely the majority of those numbers.

    The Steam Deck shows up as Arch Linux in the steam numbers; Arch is only 10.7% of the Linux user-base on Steam. And this is on top of the fact desktop Arch Linux is a thing as well sharing space in that line-item.

    The Steam Deck (and Microsoft tomfoolery) certainly was the catalyst for the current wave of adoption, but it is barely a notable percentage of Linux installs on Steam.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    but it is barely a notable percentage of Linux installs on Steam.

    0.3% of 130 million is still a fuckton of people. If even PewDiePie is going to Linux, that means desktop Linux has hit a point it certainly hasn't ever before

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