▲ 182 ▼ Linux gaming is growing! The Roblox client Sober was downloaded 1.3 million times this year. (lemmy.world) submitted 7 months ago by TheTwelveYearOld@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml 45 comments fedilink hide all child comments Sober is exclusively available on Flathub, whom published these figures in their Year In Review: https://flathub.org/en/year-in-review/2025
[–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago (1 child) There's no way it has 100% market penetration. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) No. Nothing does. There are about 1.4bn children over 5. Over 200m play per month. If you factor in economic information like those without devices, that's huge. One in 7 kids. In a class of 30, that's 4 players. Considering some countries will have low saturation, developed countries will have significant player population. It's huge. Unrivaled in gaming. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 1 point 7 months ago 1 in 7 means lots of friend groups just don't have players. It's very likely that many children will grow up without really knowing what roblox is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IcyToes@sh.itjust.works 1 point 7 months ago (1 child) No. Nothing does. There are about 1.4bn children over 5. Over 200m play per month. If you factor in economic information like those without devices, that's huge. One in 7 kids. In a class of 30, that's 4 players. Considering some countries will have low saturation, developed countries will have significant player population. It's huge. Unrivaled in gaming. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 1 point 7 months ago 1 in 7 means lots of friend groups just don't have players. It's very likely that many children will grow up without really knowing what roblox is. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 1 point 7 months ago 1 in 7 means lots of friend groups just don't have players. It's very likely that many children will grow up without really knowing what roblox is. permalink fedilink source parent
