Windows 11 surges among PC gamers on Steam as Linux stalls
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Windows 11 surges among PC gamers on Steam as Linux stalls
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Re: Windows 11 surges among PC gamers on Steam as Linux stalls
#2Windows is doing great!
Says “Windows Central”.
Re: Windows 11 surges among PC gamers on Steam as Linux stalls
#3Wild how less than 24h ago we were told to assume Linux was finally a hardened contender for gaming OS. The facts are the facts, and they're yet again trending opposite of journalism's opinions. The users have chosen Windows. Again.
Re: Windows 11 surges among PC gamers on Steam as Linux stalls
#4This is what the kids call "cope."
Measuring growth along a tiny time frame; nice try.
Re: Windows 11 surges among PC gamers on Steam as Linux stalls
#5Windows is doing great! Says “Windows Central”.
Most articles I've seen from them on here have been negative enough that I'd assume bias the other way
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#6Doesn't seem newsworthy, unless you are a Windows-centric news site trying too hard to dis Linux.
The slow but steady move to 6+ CPU core systems seems at least a bit more interesting.
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#7Wild how less than 24h ago we were told to assume Linux was finally a hardened contender for gaming OS. The facts are the facts, and they're yet again trending opposite of journalism's opinions. The users have chosen Windows. Again. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46457770
These are not contradictory statements. Linux can be a contender and not currently be in the lead.
Re: Windows 11 surges among PC gamers on Steam as Linux stalls
#8Wild how less than 24h ago we were told to assume Linux was finally a hardened contender for gaming OS. The facts are the facts, and they're yet again trending opposite of journalism's opinions. The users have chosen Windows. Again. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46457770
No, that was a single journalist's article on how Linux is working for him gaming-wise.
Re: Windows 11 surges among PC gamers on Steam as Linux stalls
#9> That increase is likely being driven by users migrating away from Windows 10 as its end-of-life occurs, but could also be a surge of new users from devices like the Xbox Ally or other Windows handhelds.
My kneejerk says it is more likely the first explanation as it’s either leave windows (unlikely) or finally go to 11 whereas the latter is about making a deliberate, pricey purchase. But I don’t have a lick of data to support that of course ha
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#10> Linux slipped 0.01% month-on-month
That's just noise
Use habits in Dec diverge from the rest of the year because of the holidays. People are gifted new systems that come with windows 11 pre installed, and people who don't usually have time to game come online. I would not take this to mean that anything has stopped using Linux and is using windows 11 instead.