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Valve shows a drop in Linux gamers for march, but the numbers are questionable

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Re: Valve shows a drop in Linux gamers for march, but the numbers are questionable

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After reading the article I don't see how the numbers are questionable at all. This seems more like a case of numbers that don't fit the narrative that the author wants to push rather than numbers that are not believable.

I have a Steam Deck and personally haven't played it much last month. The big releases were AAA games that generally ran poorly on the Deck. I imagine most gamers were like me and decided to play Hogwarts Legacy on their main PC or PS5.

Re: Valve shows a drop in Linux gamers for march, but the numbers are questionable

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Anecdotally, my peak Linux gaming was during the pandemic. I played Warframe and Overwatch in Proton at least a few times a week. Now I mostly play Call of Duty DMZ, which does not run on Proton thanks to anti-cheat, so I play in Windows.

I don't have a Steam Deck though. I don't know how much that drove the player numbers. I'll bet Linux gaming gets a bump when CS2 comes out.

Re: Valve shows a drop in Linux gamers for march, but the numbers are questionable

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I have a strong doubt that the same author calls the numbers “questionable” when the numbers go up…

Because Windows at >90% of the world's entire personal computing market is totally OK.

That’s not what I said. I said the author is inconsistent with his framing: It’s a great thing if there’s an increase, “questionable” if there is a decline.
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