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Linux players on Steam hit an all-time high for November 2025 (www.gamingonlinux.com)

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Valve released the statistics from the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for November 2025, which shows once again that Linux use is trending nicely upwards.

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[–] lemmywinksthegerbilking@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 2 months ago (3 children)

2026 year of the Linux desktop?

[–] Bearlydave@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Every year is the year of the Linux desktop. Always had been.

[–] Ricaz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 months ago

Always has been

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago

If it isn't, it never will be.

Linux has everything going for it in '26, people pissed with Microsoft, Apple still not doing anything in the space, no one cares about CoD any more, and Valve have their computer coming out.