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Steam On Linux Use Skyrocketed In March - More Than Double The macOS Gaming Marketshare (www.phoronix.com)
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[–] 21 points 7 months ago

I don't know if I'm just seeing more of it because I switched to Linux myself, but it certainly feels like Linux has taken a giant step toward the mainstream recently.

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    [–] 11 points 7 months ago

    God damn. Truly, finally is the year of the linux desktop.

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    [–] 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Linux vs macOS steam usage comparison is… kinda nonsensical, since Linux has a whole ecosystem around making windows games run smoothly on Linux, whereas macOS doesn’t - and I don’t see Apple focusing on that at any point, tbh.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    Apples are really, really fucking popular. It isn't surprising they show up as a small minority on something like this. Macs have a pretty limited game library. But, if you already have a Mac and just want to play something from time to time, would make sense to install Steam and pick something up.

    I doubt the Mac sales are very high per-capita though. Anyone who is into computer gaming is going Windows or Linux.

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    • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    And just imagine how high it could go this year if fucking RAM prices weren't exploding and Steam Machine/Deck/Frame could be sane

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