Linux market share on Steam over time (Sep 2023

[–] moebius@feddit.de 65 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What happened in squint eyes March 23?

[–] moebius@feddit.de 77 points 2 years ago (1 children)

After looking at the other graphs, it coincides with a spike for simplified Chinese, which means for some reason a lot of people in presumably china were way more active on that month.

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 63 points 2 years ago

Valve screws up the survey surprisingly often. As you said, usually PC cafes (which are very popular in Asia) skew the data when that happens.

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 49 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Steam Deck was a huge W for Linux gaming.

[–] CaptKoala@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I just want to be able to buy them from reputable merchants in Australia

[–] Fisch@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Can't you just buy it from Steam? Or used?

[–] CaptKoala@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Not from steam no, used yes.

I'd consider a second hand one if I found a good deal, plus a long drive to collect.

ROG Ally for example I can go down to the hifi store and they have them. I'm waiting to see also how the software support evolves.

[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 40 points 2 years ago

https://xkcd.com/2701/

This isn't a linear trend. Probably a slightly geomtric trend. Source: I turned my phone sideways to analyze the line.

[–] ensignrick@startrek.website 39 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm in this graph and I like it.

[–] CaptKoala@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I will be in this graph very soon, just need to load the drive into the case and hook it up 🥳 (Soon to be) bye Bill Bing(Gates)!

[–] ensignrick@startrek.website 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

[–] Decker108@lemmy.ml 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Are... are we the ~~baddies~~ one percent?

[–] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

The smart 1%

[–] unreliable@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I found more interesting is already bigger that mac os

[–] Fisch@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Don't you have to pay for Wine on Mac?

[–] someacnt@sopuli.xyz 14 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Why is it declining rn?

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 33 points 2 years ago

Stars moved

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago

It's a percentage so likely one of the other groups expanded. Guessing the dip is due to more MacOS users.

[–] Patch@feddit.uk 5 points 2 years ago

Statistical noise. The survey isn't accurate enough to overanalyze every data point; that's what the trend line is there for.

[–] flashgnash@lemm.ee 14 points 2 years ago

Steam deck go brrr

[+] EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone -39 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (8 children)

Hopefully the data here only consists of desktop Linux users. If it includes SteamOS users then it kind of skews the data...

Edit: Jesus, so much hostility right off the bat. Chill the fuck out people. I don't hate Linux and I'm not even upset. I'm talking about statistics—it says "on Steam", and thus any data that is by definition a part of Steam is a form of statistical bias. It's a part of Steam, so of course it's going to be "on Steam". It skews the reliability of the graph.

[–] menemen@lemmy.world 80 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

But why? It is a full Linux distro. All games compatible to the Steam deck also run on other distros. So the motivation to develop for Linux is the same and we users of other destroy profit from that the same.

[–] AdmiralShat@programming.dev 53 points 2 years ago

In what fucking way does a Linux OS skew the data for Linux OS usage?

[–] PixxlMan@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's Linux though?

[–] uis@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Yes. And it has package manager.

[–] lol3droflxp@kbin.social 34 points 2 years ago

Why? Is it annoying to you that there is finally some device with out of the box usable Linux for gaming?

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 25 points 2 years ago

Looks like SteamOS is about 50% https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Software-Survey-Welcome-to-Steam?platform=linux

[–] Grangle1@lemm.ee 23 points 2 years ago

Don't know how that would be. A gain for the Steam Deck is a gain for everyone else on Linux too.

[–] H2207@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Look for a large spike, that'd be the deck.

[+] cloud@lazysoci.al -50 points 2 years ago (4 children)

this 1.63 could be 90% if it wasn't for companies like valve but sure, let's celebrate some useless proprietary app on the linux sub

[–] Infiltrated_ad8271@kbin.social 33 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Companies like valve, but not valve, they deserve criticism but not this one. They have worked and invested a lot in open source projects for compatibility with windows apps and graphics performance in general.

Since videogames are very popular nowadays, their work and active support is really valuable to attract and retain users.

[–] cloud@lazysoci.al 2 points 2 years ago

Microsoft owns github and google run android. They have worked and invested a lot in open source projects except they do it only out of convenience and it's just a fraction of what they actually do. Making proprietary software available for linux only extend companies reach.

[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 24 points 2 years ago

I didn't realize this was a FOSS only sub

sent from Boost

[–] HKayn@dormi.zone 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Okay then, let's not celebrate the main driving force behind gaming on Linux.

[–] infeeeee@lemm.ee 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why? I'm really curious why you think that. Or what do you mean with this comment.

[–] cloud@lazysoci.al -3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Steam policies are against everything linux stand for. It's a closed source third party launcher where they rent games under DRM and steal all sort of data while doing so. Valve created a small monopoly in wich videogames makers are abducted in routing their games through their useless launcher to get some visibility. They also abducted people to install their proprietary app to play certain games.

[–] HKayn@dormi.zone 12 points 2 years ago

This is going to be a surprise to you, but proprietary software is indeed allowed to exist on Linux.

[–] samson@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Linux doesnt stand for anything. Something being foss just means it's accessible.

[–] cloud@lazysoci.al 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Linux comes with a license, read that.

[–] samson@aussie.zone 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I've read it. Nothing prescribes a foss philosophy outside of Linux itself. Or for that matter a dickhead attitude to those who don't subscribe to one.

[–] Fisch@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The only open source and DRM free way to get games is by pirating them. That's not Valve's fault, that's the fault of the current copyright system. It would be nice if the Steam client was open source but that's also about all they could do. Banning DRM on Steam would just lead to big publishers using their own launchers exclusively and indie games don't use DRM anyway. Let's also not forget that Valve is contributing a lot to open source projects.

[–] cloud@lazysoci.al 1 points 2 years ago

The only open source and DRM free way to get games is by pirating them

Are you sure you know what the source code is? There are plenty of foss games:

https://libregamewiki.org/Main_Page

Valve pushed drms on the game industry, before they monopolized the market you used to buy the cd or install a game without the need of a useless proprietary launcher

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