▲ 76 ▼ Steam Hardware survey for January 2024 (lemmy.ml) submitted 2 years ago* by mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world 11 comments fedilink hide all child comments Windows 96.52% Linux 1.95% OSX 1.54% https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/
[–] GrappleHat@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 years ago (3 children) Why is Linux total at 1.95%, but the most popular distros don't add up to nearly 1.95%? Is it SteamOS making up the difference? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Wilzax@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes. The steam deck is massively popular permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] victorz@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm appalled that they don't attribute Steam Decks as Arch Linux, btw. Appalled btw. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's like saying you're appalled that Linux Mint isn't attributed to Ubuntu or Debian (depending on the spin). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] victorz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Probably. Just making a joke. 🙂 permalink fedilink source parent [–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) tons of other distros arent listed at all that probably add up to it, like Nobara. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] xkforce@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Linux mint is 0.07%... are you telling me that over 95% of the linux installs are other distros? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago As far as people using steam on linux, who participated in the steam hardware survey? Presumably, since the percentages for the displayed 4 Distros don't add up to the total usage. Which means there are two conclusions. survey results are bugged, or they are only displaying the top 4 distros only, and all the other distros (like me on Nobara) don't make some arbitrary cuttoff for listing. Which makes since, since Manjaro and Linux are at the bottom of the display with only .07%. permalink fedilink source parent [–] thomas@lemmy.ca -2 points 2 years ago (2 children) There are many windows machines that never run any game (corporate issued work laptop for example). What this says is that Linux machines are more likely to be personal machines in which you can play games. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] victorz@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago What this says is that Linux machines are more likely to be personal machines in which you can play games. What this says is that among gamers using Steam, Linux is at 1.9%, that's all. Maybe I'm misinterpreting what you said but I don't see how you draw your conclusion. permalink fedilink source parent [–] YaBoyMax@programming.dev 11 points 2 years ago I don't know about you, but my work laptop is most definitely not participating in the Steam hardware survey and I'd probably be in trouble if it did. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Wilzax@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes. The steam deck is massively popular permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] victorz@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm appalled that they don't attribute Steam Decks as Arch Linux, btw. Appalled btw. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's like saying you're appalled that Linux Mint isn't attributed to Ubuntu or Debian (depending on the spin). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] victorz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Probably. Just making a joke. 🙂 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] victorz@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm appalled that they don't attribute Steam Decks as Arch Linux, btw. Appalled btw. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's like saying you're appalled that Linux Mint isn't attributed to Ubuntu or Debian (depending on the spin). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] victorz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Probably. Just making a joke. 🙂 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) That's like saying you're appalled that Linux Mint isn't attributed to Ubuntu or Debian (depending on the spin). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] victorz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Probably. Just making a joke. 🙂 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] victorz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Probably. Just making a joke. 🙂 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) tons of other distros arent listed at all that probably add up to it, like Nobara. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] xkforce@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Linux mint is 0.07%... are you telling me that over 95% of the linux installs are other distros? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago As far as people using steam on linux, who participated in the steam hardware survey? Presumably, since the percentages for the displayed 4 Distros don't add up to the total usage. Which means there are two conclusions. survey results are bugged, or they are only displaying the top 4 distros only, and all the other distros (like me on Nobara) don't make some arbitrary cuttoff for listing. Which makes since, since Manjaro and Linux are at the bottom of the display with only .07%. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xkforce@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Linux mint is 0.07%... are you telling me that over 95% of the linux installs are other distros? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago As far as people using steam on linux, who participated in the steam hardware survey? Presumably, since the percentages for the displayed 4 Distros don't add up to the total usage. Which means there are two conclusions. survey results are bugged, or they are only displaying the top 4 distros only, and all the other distros (like me on Nobara) don't make some arbitrary cuttoff for listing. Which makes since, since Manjaro and Linux are at the bottom of the display with only .07%. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago As far as people using steam on linux, who participated in the steam hardware survey? Presumably, since the percentages for the displayed 4 Distros don't add up to the total usage. Which means there are two conclusions. survey results are bugged, or they are only displaying the top 4 distros only, and all the other distros (like me on Nobara) don't make some arbitrary cuttoff for listing. Which makes since, since Manjaro and Linux are at the bottom of the display with only .07%. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thomas@lemmy.ca -2 points 2 years ago (2 children) There are many windows machines that never run any game (corporate issued work laptop for example). What this says is that Linux machines are more likely to be personal machines in which you can play games. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] victorz@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago What this says is that Linux machines are more likely to be personal machines in which you can play games. What this says is that among gamers using Steam, Linux is at 1.9%, that's all. Maybe I'm misinterpreting what you said but I don't see how you draw your conclusion. permalink fedilink source parent [–] YaBoyMax@programming.dev 11 points 2 years ago I don't know about you, but my work laptop is most definitely not participating in the Steam hardware survey and I'd probably be in trouble if it did. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] victorz@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago What this says is that Linux machines are more likely to be personal machines in which you can play games. What this says is that among gamers using Steam, Linux is at 1.9%, that's all. Maybe I'm misinterpreting what you said but I don't see how you draw your conclusion. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] YaBoyMax@programming.dev 11 points 2 years ago I don't know about you, but my work laptop is most definitely not participating in the Steam hardware survey and I'd probably be in trouble if it did. permalink fedilink source parent
