Linux smashes past 5% on the Steam Survey for the first time

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/linux-smashes-past-5-percent-on-the-steam-survey-for-the-first-time/

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Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net · 13 pts · 124d

Hell yeah.

I ended up doing a full reinstall of my dual boot last month, and I haven't had to touch the windows partition once.

Bazell@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 124d

That shamefull situation when your opponent, who wasn't even close to your levels of popularity, started to rise because of your mistakes.

mycodesucks@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 124d (2 replies)

Unfortunately, the "Windows is trash" shift is going to hit the "computers cost HOW much now??" ceiling REALLY soon.

barnaclebutt@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 124d (1 reply)

Fortunately, linux runs so much better than windows, it will always feel like an upgrade.

mycodesucks@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 124d

Absolutely.

But most users, faced with the cost of a new PC, will opt to go completely mobile instead.

They don't know Linux will give an older PC new life.

ChetManly@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 124d (1 reply)

I'm doing my part. 2 steam decks and 3 PCs amongthe family.

imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 124d

Same. 4 laptops, 3 desktops, steam deck, and a moonlight server

DarkFuture@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 124d

Not sure "smashing" is the right term for 5%.

curiousaur@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 123d

I only game on linux now, steam deck and I put bazzite on my tower.