Linux overtakes macOS users on Steam thanks to Steam Deck

Quoting: Philadelphus, last monthLooking at those numbers: bets on whether Linux exceeds MacOS in Steam share by the end of the year?

Well, that's faster than I was anticipating!

And even if this turns out to be a one-month blip due to fluctuations in the survey, the general trend suggests it'll happen again…and again…and again…until it stops being news anymore.

I wonder how much the Tesla vehicles running SteamOS for the games have accounted for. I completely forgot SteamOS going to the Tesla.

Edit: I remember Ford, Chevy, and GM made 10 - 11 million cars a year. Imagine how Linux gaming would be if Tesla produced those numbers and all of them came with a built in Steam Deck. Right now I think Tesla ships about 1 million cars a year. I'm sure the cars with the built in Steam Deck only count for a small percentage of vehicles shipped right now. If I had to sit at a charger for 15-20 minutes once or twice a week, you know damn well I'd be playing a video game. Would I rather be playing my current game or some crappy mobile game on my phone. That's reason enough to buy a Steam Deck or upgrade my car infotainment system to be a Steam Deck. Seems like more reason for Valve to keep all hands on deck for the Steam Deck and it's eco system.


Last edited by Highball on 4 August 2023 at 6:46 am UTC

Quoting: Highballcars with the built in Steam Deck

Tesla has around PS5 power. They took the OS, not the hardware.

Quoting: slaapliedjeAnd instead they did a handheld, because the only real competition in that space was either way too expensive for most people, or the Switch.

Putting on my portables-enthusiast hat for a moment, we really haven't had proper competition in the handheld market in decades, and it hasn't helped that Nintendo has opted not to directly compete with other manufacturers since around the mid-2000s (something the Steam Deck is probably now going to force them to do). With rumours that the Nintendo Switch's successor will be out next year (which sounds like a kick in the teeth for the new customers in countries where the Switch has only just been released, we've got interesting times ahead.

As with anything, the best games in the handheld space always came about when competition was fierce (when naming favourite handheld titles, I always notice that they're usually concentrated around either the Game Boy or DS eras - both times when there was serious competition), and even with the Steam Deck being a general-purpose PC underneath that's still going to apply here going forward, so I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next. We should get some good games out of it!

Quoting: PenglingPutting on my portables-enthusiast hat for a moment, we really haven't had proper competition in the handheld market in decades, and it hasn't helped that Nintendo has opted not to directly compete with other manufacturers since around the mid-2000s (something the Steam Deck is probably now going to force them to do). With rumours that the Nintendo Switch's successor will be out next year (which sounds like a kick in the teeth for the new customers in countries where the Switch has only just been released, we've got interesting times ahead.

As with anything, the best games in the handheld space always came about when competition was fierce (when naming favourite handheld titles, I always notice that they're usually concentrated around either the Game Boy or DS eras - both times when there was serious competition), and even with the Steam Deck being a general-purpose PC underneath that's still going to apply here going forward, so I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next. We should get some good games out of it!

Who would be going to make games for Steam Deck because of The Next Switch? I can't see it...

Quoting: EikeWho would be going to make games for Steam Deck because of The Next Switch? I can't see it...

There's never been a situation quite like this before, to be fair - usually it's been that competitors had to make their own custom handheld, and now they don't. For example, we've already seen Sony and Microsoft paying some attention to Steam Deck compatibility. I can imagine that we'll see more of that, at least!

Great!!! But I would love more if the user statistics would be as follows:

For July 2023 the rankings overall are:

Linux 96.21%
windows 1.84%
MacOS 1.96%

Then I could say: long live TUX!!!!! .Well, maybe some day my evil dreams will come true.May that day come soon.

Quoting: SolarwingGreat!!! But I would love more if the user statistics would be as follows:

For July 2023 the rankings overall are:

Linux 96.21%
windows 1.84%
MacOS 1.96%

Then I could say: long live TUX!!!!! .Well, maybe some day my evil dreams will come true.May that day come soon.

I always imagine in the time where we end up having star ships like in Star Trek, that everyone will be running Linux, as that is what everything onboard is using. GNU/Linux Holodeck FTW!

Quoting: HighballI wonder how much the Tesla vehicles running SteamOS for the games have accounted for. I completely forgot SteamOS going to the Tesla.

Edit: I remember Ford, Chevy, and GM made 10 - 11 million cars a year. Imagine how Linux gaming would be if Tesla produced those numbers and all of them came with a built in Steam Deck. Right now I think Tesla ships about 1 million cars a year. I'm sure the cars with the built in Steam Deck only count for a small percentage of vehicles shipped right now. If I had to sit at a charger for 15-20 minutes once or twice a week, you know damn well I'd be playing a video game. Would I rather be playing my current game or some crappy mobile game on my phone. That's reason enough to buy a Steam Deck or upgrade my car infotainment system to be a Steam Deck. Seems like more reason for Valve to keep all hands on deck for the Steam Deck and it's eco system.

Wait, SteamOS runs on the Teslas? Since when? I knew they ran some form of Linux, but it is more likely it is more similar to the Atari VCS (apertis is what that is based upon, and it is a Debian based distro designed for automotive infotainment stuff)

Quoting: slaapliedjeWait, SteamOS runs on the Teslas? Since when? I knew they ran some form of Linux, but it is more likely it is more similar to the Atari VCS (apertis is what that is based upon, and it is a Debian based distro designed for automotive infotainment stuff)

It might not be SteamOS exactly, the article I read sort of muddied what exactly was installed.