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petsoi@discuss.tchncs.de to Linux Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

Linux user share remains above macOS in the latest Steam Survey

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Linux user share remains above macOS in the latest Steam Survey

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petsoi@discuss.tchncs.de to Linux Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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After the rather exciting development in the last Steam Hardware & Software Survey where Linux users overtook macOS for the first time, the latest survey shows Linux continues to be above macOS but with the numbers dipping down.
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    It’d be concerning it any platform managed to be below macOS in a gaming platform’s metrics.

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      Linux was until recently. That’s why this is news.

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    Ditching x86 was the big huge reason I think, that and shitty 3D support.

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    I think it’s part of their style. A considerable portion of Apple owners use Apple products for the social look. I have heard many people say they like Apple because it’s the fancy luxurious phone/computer which makes the owner/user seem more fancy and cool. The blue bubble is a social indicator to them. Computer games are for nerds. I don’t agree with any of that, but I have known people that do.

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      Eh, I’ve known plenty of artsy people who use macOS who also play games, but they tend to play more casually. You don’t buy a Mac to play games, but that doesn’t mean they don’t like to play games.

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    This means something that has been true since before OS X was invented (circa 1990-ish) that hasn’t changed. Wanna game on the puter? Mac ain’t it. Mac never been it. Apple actually provides hardware that is gaming able. They don’t want to cater to gamers. They could do this easily and sell so many heavy duty desktop towers now. Why won’t they? They’d have to UN-propriatary themselves.

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      This means something that has been true since before OS X was invented (circa 1990-ish) that hasn’t changed.

      No, it doesn’t. Linux was always behind OSX on this survey. It only changed very recently, and because these survey results fluctuate from month to month, it wasn’t clear that it would remain this way.

      https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/08/linux-overtakes-macos-users-on-steam-thanks-to-steam-deck/

      https://steamdeckhq.com/news/linux-overtakes-macos-in-steam-hardware-survey/

      https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/mac-is-relegated-to-third-place-thanks-to-the-steam-deck

      https://hothardware.com/news/linux-beats-mac-steam-survey-radeon-rx-7900-xtx-cameo

      https://www.pcgamesn.com/steam-deck/linux-beats-macOS

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    Indian population numbers remain higher in India as opposed to Americans.

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