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How big is gaming in linux? (kbin.social)
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Are there hardcore gamers there or is it mostly for coders?

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[–] jdfmcok@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Check out the steam hardware survey: https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey

1.47% of steam users

[–] ShaunaTheDead@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Does that include Steam Deck users? Steam OS is based on Linux, but I don't see it listed on the hardware survey under the Linux category.

[–] eu@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's probably counted as "Arch Linux" since it's what the Steam OS is based on.

[–] kunic@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's broken out as its own OS:

[–] thingsiplay@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

SteamOS Holo is the one used on Deck.