According to these new numbers from Valve, the Linux customer base is up to 1.96%, or a 0.52% jump over June! That’s a huge jump with normally just moving 0.1% or so in either direction most months… It’s also near an all-time high on a percentage basis going back to the early days of Steam on Linux when it had around a 2% marketshare but at that time the Steam customer size in absolute numbers was much smaller a decade ago than it is now. So if the percentage numbers are accurate, this is likely the largest in absolute terms that the Linux gaming marketshare has ever been.

Data from Valve: https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Software-Survey-Welcome-to-Steam?platform=combined

  • @thatsTheCatch@lemmy.nz
    23•11 months ago

    I have a steam deck but I also recently changed from Windows to Pop!_OS on my gaming rig. I’m very much enjoying it so far

        • Ghost
          2•11 months ago

          Pop OS is based off of Ubuntu so I mean makes sense.

        • @Holzkohlen@feddit.de
          1•11 months ago

          Pop OS is the new Ubuntu if anything.

          Kinda sad people dismiss Linux Mint, but I can definitely see how PopOS can appeal more to users.

          • Untempered Steel 🇺🇦
            2•11 months ago

            @Holzkohlen @Neil

            I have used Pop!_OS and nothing but it, for almost three years on my computer; I am sure there are sexier distros out there, but it gets the job done. Nothing wrong with Mint either.

      • Helldiver_M
        11•11 months ago

        I don’t think so. Maybe I’m misunderstood, but the “I use Arch” meme was meming on the fact that using Arch was a flex, like it’s harder to get into, and you’re a true blooded Linux user if you’re using Arch.

        Whereas, Pop_OS is kind of the opposite. I’m fairly new to Linux (been using a Linux system as my daily driver for about a year), and Pop_OS was recommended as a beginner-friendly distro. Plus, it worked well with Nvidia cards with minimal effort. So maybe it seems like a lot of people are using Pop_OS and are bringing it up, because there are a lot of newer Linux users.

      • AnonTwo
        10•11 months ago

        I think it’s basically the recommendation if you use Nvidia cards, since I think they have the most up to date Nvidia drivers? Could be wrong but that was the spiel last time I tried it.

        • neo (he/him)English
          3•11 months ago

          Their installer automatically just has the proprietary drivers, which is really helpful for newer users.

        • @Stillhart@lemm.ee
          1•11 months ago

          I am using it specifically because of the hybrid Nvidia graphics on my laptop. Because they sell laptops with this setup, their OS supports it flawlessly. I’ll be honest, I’d rather be using something like Nobara, but there were games that weren’t working and I don’t have the patience to figure out how to get them working. Pop just works. That’s what I need.

          • AnonTwo
            7•11 months ago

            The process is less streamlined. There isn’t some universal installer that works on all distributions. Especially not for drivers.

            Basically when you install Pop OS it’s just available. It’s usually…not on a lot of Linux distributions.

              • @maxbossing@feddit.de
                8•11 months ago

                Well yeah, the point is that they provide the driver from the beginning by including it in the ISO, meaning you dont need to set up the driver after installation and it just works

      • @jsnc
        8•10 months ago

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      • Ghost
        1•11 months ago

        I also noticed that. It takes all the pressure off me though because I’m an arch user and have been for 10 years 😂