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this post was submitted on 02 Aug 2023
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I hope it stays above macOS long term! Apple shot themselves in the foot many times with gaming on their platform.
According to these new numbers from Valve, the Linux customer base is up to 1.96%, or a 0.52% jump over June!
This is at least suspicious
This is at least suspicious
Why is it suspicious that in summer break more people take their Decks to play outside?
A 30% increase in month seems unlikely. The writer of the original article thinks this might have some correlation with the decrease in chinese users.
Not really, it's just becoming way more popular. I've seen (been recommended) 25+ videos all on the steam deck this month alone. There's a shit ton more compatibility with games, custom OSs, etc, which also adds to the numbers. It's literally the Nintendo switch, but 100x better + it can play switch games too.
It's 100% fair of you to be suspicious of these crazy increases, but you have to keep in mind it's literally the only good and affordable option in this type of gaming. Sure, you have Nintendo switch, but it has ass performance on a lot of 1st party games (TOTK 20fps in some areas...). The steam deck is also easily fixable (diy repairs such as a battery replacement) and easy to maintain. The switch, on the other hand, is almost like apple with their "right to repair" stuff, and you cannot upgrade the inner components (like ssd, battery, etc) - only by adding a micro SD card can the storage increase... To each their own.
If you watch such content, the algorhythm immediately puts you in a bubble so that you binge more of the same thing. That being said, the popularity of Linux in gaming context is increasing, but such a big bump is actually kind of suspicious
I don't watch it though, it's simply recommended, as I mentioned in my comment.
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