Some of your (EDIT: GoL community, not Liam) quotes from when that percentage was trending downward:

The survey is pointless anyway since Valve does not mention the sample size.

In my opinion the steam survey is a highly unreliable way to count Linux marketshare (as a whole).

Firstly, it can only count those who have steam accounts. Not all Linux users have steam.

Secondly its numbers are way out of sync with everywhere else... 0.2%? Almost all other places rate us at 1-2% range.

...As I said, we should just ignore this "random" survey garbage.

If it doesn't matter to you when it's going down, then why does it matter when it's going up?

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Just a bit of an update to this topic for anyone who might still be lurking:

https://hothardware.com/news/gabe-newell-responds-to-outrageous-rumors-that-microsoft-is-buying-valve [External Link]

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Windows has support for both DX12 and Vulkan.

While Vulkan has support for both Windows and Linux. Develop for one API, runs multiple platforms > Develop for multiple APIs, runs only one platform.

These devs have played perfectly into the worm-on-a-hook tactic employed by DirectX *hand rubbing intensifies*

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Buy hey at least it supports Linux, right?

Unfortunately, games of this quality make up too large a portion of those 4100+ Steam Linux games.

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Quoting: tonRAnd my biggest doubt: If GoG is "near perfect" as some people says why don't CD Projekt show us their faith by making their games as GoG exclusively only? Why need to put their games anywhere even on EA Origin [External Link]?

Exclusivity is no good for anybody. In fact, I would not wish for any game to be exclusive to an OS or storefront regardless of whether or not I personally use it. I fail to see how making the Witcher exclusive to GOG would make it a better platform.

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Fantastic game and I'm glad to see they finally addressed it's number one game design issue. But ever since the update before this one, latency spikes frequently and randomly. I don't know if it's something they changed with netcode or if I simply screwed something up on my end.

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Quoting: ScooptaYeah they haven't killed of MC yet but that would take a rewrite. After all the game is Java. You'd have to try not to let it running everywhere. But wouldn't you know they happen to have a rewrite called bedrock edition which they're pushing over the java edition and there are rumors that the original java edition will be dropped. The bedrock edition is mobile, Xbox, and windows 10 only BTW.

IIRC they had already authored a Windows 10 edition in C++ or something to that effect. Embrace Extend Extinguish. I converted all of the builds and worlds from my time with Minecraft over to Minetest already because I can no longer count on MC to be available on Linux in the future.

Quoting: Cyba.CowboyThis is one of the "key" reasons why GOG.com is my first choice for games these days - because they're DRM-free and thus, I am not "locked" to one proprietary company... I only really buy from Steam if they're the only place that have a particular game for Linux and even though, I go out of my way to make sure it's never going to be sold on GOG.com first.

Yes unfortunately if you're looking for AAA titles or popular multiplayer titles for Linux, Steam is currently the only game in town. Too many big studios are afraid of DRM-free. I only keep Steam around today for the few titles that my (unenlightened) friends want me to play with them.

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Quoting: ShmerlAnd regarding exclusive releases - this dumb and insulting approach should die out already. Normal game creators should strive to increase their reach, not to insult users by excluding them.

And not just that, but outside of the gaming industry the concept is completely preposterous. Just imagine: "Daewoo signs exclusive contract with Lionsgate Films for timed exclusive movie releases only to compatible™ Daewoo DVD players."

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One thing is for sure, it would be hilarious watching all of you guys who are so deeply embedded in Steam freak out over a Microsoft acquisition. A little lesson in all your eggs in one basket if you know what I mean.

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Quoting: TcheyI personnaly have no interest at all in VR technology, as i often do several things while playing, like talking or drinking tea, etc, and i don't like to be cut from "reality". Even too loud sounds i don't like, and i prefer to lower the volume until i can hear both the game and my IRL surrounding (steps, doors, cars, phones, birds, earthquake, blood golem, sex slaves in the cave...)

Same here but only because simplicity. I just want to use the same screen for gaming which I use for doing everything else.

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