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Valve has shared their Steam Survey results for the month of June which shows the Steam on Linux marketshare holding steady.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I used to game on Arch Linux for years. Ever since I got my Steam Deck, I stopped using my laptop. Specs may be slightly worse, but I'm no longer tied to my desk and can play more. So worth the money.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I've had the exact same experience. My desktop can play at higher framerates, with better graphics on a larger screen - yet here I am playing on the SteamDeck. Also love the sleep/wake. Being able to have a 30 minute game break and pausing it whenever is so good.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I am having a great time with Linux. I still haven’t really figured out how to use Konsole to its fullest, but a lot of apps do the work for me. So not too many complaints. Game comparability could be improved, but I research ahead of time and act accordingly, so it isn’t as big as a problem as it seems.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I spent 2K for a laptop with a 6900HX and a 3070 ti and I never use it for gaming (I need power for work). The Steam Deck is perfect for my use case and a generally amazing product considering it's in its first iteration. The only bug I encountered is the huge lag sometimes when the battery goes too low and I need to boot in the bios and reset the battery but aside from that (it does not happen often, is easy to avoid and fix) I'm really satisfied.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Is this a sign that there has been an increase in gamers using Linux as their main system? I would have expected Steam Deck to dominate, since Linux gaming is still so niche. And I don't think the number of users putting Windows on the Deck is that huge. So those are some surprising numbers.