Linux breaks the 5% threshold for the Hardware survey first time ever on @steam@lemmy.ml
Cross posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/45783520?sort=Top
Great to see linux finally getting some notice in the gaming world. It is about time :)
@frodololo @mesamunefire I absolutely love it! It’s funny but native Windows games actually perform better on Linux because Linux is vastly more resource efficient than Windows. Windows suffers from huge code bloat. Plus Linux is more fun and satisfying. 😉
Proton is such a good tool. I play Windrose on my windows pc but it also runs well.on my steamdeck. I’m prepping a new pc for the kid and i think it will be linux out of the box, just to see how far it can go.
Tbh, another reason is that you can’t change the boot logo anymore. That was one of the earliest “hacks” and i still have fond memories of the XP Pirated Edition Logo. It also sparked my fascination with tinkering with the OS - and with Win 11 that is all gone
Guys its finally the year of the linux desktop
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And it should be anything but GNOME
This is why we can’t have nice things. You brought a knife to a celebration.
Let’s just be happy for the platform, also fuck Arch.
Let’s just be happy for the platform, also fuck Arch.
Lol! It’s the year of the Linux desktop! Let’s celebrate!
and then...
focus on converting everyone to the Vim editor.
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GNOME is fine I will die on this hill. It’s not for Windows refugees, though.
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my issue with gnome is that it’s not api staple enough to trust the plugins you install will keep working
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Just apt-mark hold gnome /s
Interesting but the absolute figures are not helpful due to the way the survey is conducted. But the macro trend over a long period is clearly up; we just don’t know where is actually lies as a true %.
Valve will have far more accurate idea of actual numbers as they will be able to correct the raw survey data using other information and data they hold and collect. But they’ll never release that as it’s a commercial advantage to them to know so much about the PC games market.
What’s an example of something they could do with more data than what we see?
I guess it would be more precise, and they could sell it to game developers.
Determine if sample set is representative. And if people switch. Valve know which user change setup but not release because privacy.
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Damn just got my new linux desktop going like last week. Its my headcanon that I was the very last one in to push that (I most definitely wasn’t)
Thank you Sanctus!
You will go down in history Sanctus, we all thank you oh great Linux convert
