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Steam data reveals PC gamers shifting from Windows to Linux (www.tweaktown.com)
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[–] bigbabybilly@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Does that exclude steam deck users?

[–] walden@wetshav.ing 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Good question. It's an actual survey (not analytics data) which asks specifically about PCs, not handhelds. https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey

Survey data isn't always the best data. Linux users might be more likely to take the survey in the first place, for example, while Windows users might not care to.

[–] ClassyHatter@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago

It's all Linux users, Deck included. But Steam Deck's market share among Linux users has declined from 42% in April '24 to 28% in July '25, and it looks like it has declined slightly faster this year.

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/steam-tracker/

"SteamOS Holo" is the name of the Linux distro used in Steam Deck.