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Steam data reveals PC gamers shifting from Windows to Linux (www.tweaktown.com)
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[–] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This is just wrong. All modern hardware will work on an equally modern kernel.

However when it comes to games, some competitive multiplayer games that require kernel level rootkits might not run on Linux if the developers think gaming on Linux is cheating.

I always suggest cross referencing protondb with you game inventory to see if you would have any issues

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    No, you're misunderstanding. Linux supports new and old. Windows only supports newish. Gamers are more likely to be on newer hardware and so the end of win10 will still allow them to upgrade to win11. They won't have obscelecence. Older PC users will have forced obsolescence due to win 11 requirements and the eol of win10.

    So, while I expect Linux use to rise with the end of win10, it won't be mainly gamer PCs. Gamers with a steam deck, already familiar with Linux might be included but that's a tiny demographic.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I think you underestimate the share of gamers that stick with hardware for quite a few years. I maybe I overestimate them. but I think there are tons of people who have computers not eligible for win11

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    I agree with this and would also like to add the current economic situation to the list. People have less disposable income to spend on buying a brand-new computer just because Windows says so. Especially outside of North America and Europe, people are much more likely to be running hardware that's multiple generations behind the latest hardware. I believe Windows 7 still holds the majority of installs currently in use, and end of life for that was 5 years ago.

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