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Linux continues to grow and has reached a new peak of 3.20% in the November 2025 Steam Hardware & Software Survey (lemmy.ml)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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[–] 9 points 10 months ago (11 children)

I am waiting for SteamOS Desktop to be released before switching. I want the support of an 800lb corporate gorilla, that prioritizes gaming. I use mods and play niche games, so I need a Linux that balances casual users while allowing for some power user stuff.

I already know about Bazzite and Cachy, but again, I want the support of a focused giant who won't die or change hands.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    I've been gaming on Arch (btw) since 2013 and only had minor issues I could resolve with a bit of googling.

    Things have only gotten better over the years. Steam will just work on pretty much any distro as it has its own runtime.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    I don't do just Steam. As said before, I sometimes use mods or play niche games, such as ones that require Japanese locale, Windows v3.1, GOG games, and so forth. While I am not a true power user, my needs definitely go beyond Steam alone. I had tried out Mint a year ago, Hero, Lutris, Mini Galaxy, and so forth failed to work smoothly with my games.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago* (1 child)

    What games require JP locale? Do you mean hentai games ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)?

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    Asian games, both perverse and standard. Translation patches don't necessarily make the internal workings of a game able to run on English locale. As to specific games, I don't recall at the moment - I play too many.

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I respect that. Tho do remember this is opensource instead of a traditional system.

    Any improvement to steamos will improve bazzite and any improvement to bazzite will improve steamos.

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    I have doubts that Valve will officially support SteamOS on anything but their own hardware (and maybe some partners'), in which case unless you plan on buying a Steam Machine you're going to be stuck for a very, very long time.

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