Around a year ago, back in August, 2023, Linux overtook MacOS as the 2nd most used OS for gaming, according to Steam's public data, and with Steam's latest price cuts, better offerings and the allure of current computer games and almost everything emulation-related running on a portable device, more users are drawn into the Steam Deck.
Steam has just released its latest survey in regards to their service and how games are being played in multiple devices, which covers the latest changes throughout May, 2024, and within it, when looking at the specific "OS Version" of the data table, we can see that Linux devices have gone up in usage to 2.32% of the entire Steam userbase, a +0.42& rise, compared to Windows' usage which dropped -0.55% in use according to this survey.
Not only that, but when the data table is filtered for Linux devices specifically, it's clearly visible that a vast majority of the hardware specifications being listed as "Most popular" match those found in the Steam Deck, with some considerable percentages raising up for those specific hardware specs, pointing the device as one of the key factors towards the push of gaming in Linux slowly gaining popularity.
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