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There are more Steam gamers on Linux than there are on MacOS (2.08% Linux vs. 1.37% Mac)[0]. Gaming is pretty dead on Macs. [0] https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Softw...
tbh many of those "Linux users" are probably Steam Deck users who are unaware that they're running Linux.
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The question wasn't "is it dead" but "will it recover"? And sadly I think not. I'm certainly not going to buy ports of years old games on the app store where they're expensive and mac exclusive when i can get them multiplatform and for much less on Steam - if I haven't already finished them years ago. Death Stranding lol. I preordered that on launch. And I use one x86 box, one PS5 and two Macs. I'm just not uninforme…
I just found it surprising how dead it is (according to Steam, anyways). Apple will have to do something drastic (and uncharacteristic) to recover. > Does that 2.08% Linux include the Deck btw? [edit] I think I was wrong, see sibling comment which indicates that 41% of Linux users are on the Deck's OS.
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I have no idea how many times I got the hardware survey popup, but I always click Yes on it. It's possible I wasn't counted for Linux because I don't really use that install. The x86 box is headless and I steam stream games off it to the macs that have monitors. That doesn't seem to work from Linux.
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There are more Steam gamers on Linux than there are on MacOS (2.08% Linux vs. 1.37% Mac)[0]. Gaming is pretty dead on Macs. [0] https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Softw...
The question wasn't "is it dead" but "will it recover"? And sadly I think not. I'm certainly not going to buy ports of years old games on the app store where they're expensive and mac exclusive when i can get them multiplatform and for much less on Steam - if I haven't already finished them years ago. Death Stranding lol. I preordered that on launch. And I use one x86 box, one PS5 and two Macs. I'm just not uninforme…
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I just found it surprising how dead it is (according to Steam, anyways). Apple will have to do something drastic (and uncharacteristic) to recover. > Does that 2.08% Linux include the Deck btw? [edit] I think I was wrong, see sibling comment which indicates that 41% of Linux users are on the Deck's OS.
I wonder if I'm counted once, thrice or four times. I've ran Steam at least once on both windows and linux on the x86 box and on both macs... Edit to answer the reply below this one: I have no idea how many times I got the hardware survey popup, but I always click Yes on it. It's possible I wasn't counted for Linux because I don't really use that install. The x86 box is headless and I steam stream games off it to the…
[0] Since HL2 or maybe the Orange Box. I'm old.
All I wanted to see was a single screenshot or video. Ars used to be such a wonderful site. Anyway: https://youtu.be/_6cmu0NuM3g
One of the first times I visited it I was on mobile data with like 300mb high speed data left. After opening the page and reading the article I got the notification that I have no data left.
I don't know if it was actually Ars that munched on my data or if it was something in the background suddenly doing that, but it didn't happen before. Ever since then my taste of the website has been a bit soured.
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Serious question: if it’s so important to you why use an iPhone? Not trying to be sarcastic or negative, really just curious.
I used to not understand this as well. Then I switched to Android after some 8 years and can't really remember why I "needed" iOS. Everything works and I am happy. really just choose the better product (for you). Regulation may not happen in time or at all but declining sales will make any business do an about turn at record pace. And even if it doesn't, why do I care?
Because I have this Android phone sitting on my desk for development. When I bought it it was almost as responsive as iPhones (and much cheaper). 4 years later the UI is a lagfest [1].
Meanwhile, my iPhone XS is over 5 years old and almost as responsive as on day one. And I have major version OS updates to blame for the "almost", while the Android one got one major update and was lagfest even before that.
[1] I don't even use it every day, Android development is kind of a side job once in a while.
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The question wasn't "is it dead" but "will it recover"? And sadly I think not. I'm certainly not going to buy ports of years old games on the app store where they're expensive and mac exclusive when i can get them multiplatform and for much less on Steam - if I haven't already finished them years ago. Death Stranding lol. I preordered that on launch. And I use one x86 box, one PS5 and two Macs. I'm just not uninforme…
I just found it surprising how dead it is (according to Steam, anyways). Apple will have to do something drastic (and uncharacteristic) to recover. > Does that 2.08% Linux include the Deck btw? [edit] I think I was wrong, see sibling comment which indicates that 41% of Linux users are on the Deck's OS.
This is a small step in installing an app, but a giant leap for digital freedom. I hope that non-UE citizens can achieve this goal by the end of the decade, not because it is easy, but because it is hard.
What data does the epic game store has access to if you install it? Does it show clearly which data each app collects?
Of course Apple would like you to have a vague feeling of fear, uncertainty and doubt about third party distribution. The truth is that the only extra layer of defense provided by Apple’s App Store is an arbitrary review process that is always overwhelmed and easily gamed.
Does anyone know if games will come back to MacOs?
No, don't think so. Apple's current initiative shows they still don't understand gaming.