Steam On Linux Percentage Dips Further In September, AMD Powers 70% Of Linux Gamers

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Steam On Linux Percentage Dips Further In September, AMD Powers 70% Of Linux Gamers

After Steam on Linux usage topped to nearly 2% in July with the phenomenal success of the Steam Deck and with greater marketshare than Apple macOS, in August it took a dip and now the September numbers are out and points to a second consecutive month of the Linux percentage receding...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Survey-September-2023

[fitzie]

sorry guys, I didn't login to steam last month. It'll be better this month..

[Sethox]

I mean the trend show a correlation of assumptions. For example:

• During summer, people have vacation and pops into Stream to play.
• Games Linux users actually enjoy is being marketed (visible).
• Being at home with less to do makes people scroll Steam games.
• People during summer have more time to read Linux Gaming news (because some of it is actually exciting)

Regardless, Linux has come a long way now that gaming is a choice on the ecosystem.

[CochainComplex]

sorry guys, I didn't login to steam last month. It'll be better this month..

No problem we are safe. Got the survey yesterday

[theriddick]

Yeah I'm to blame also. Had to go back to Win11 in order to play some games with VRR and HDR which I can't get working correctly under Linux atm. (7900XTX)
Hope to return to Linux when Plasma6 comes out.

[Termy]

Wow, i got the prompt for the survey on my main box yesterday night and on my deck just now....last time i got it was about two or three years ago iirc...

[Adarion]

Yeah, I also marked the day with a cross in the calendar yesterday. Got the survery on Linux.
I also looked at the results and it was obvious that inside the Linux fraction the Steam device seemed to play a pretty big role.

However I still do not trust these numbers. Moreover, I wonder about the Chinese market. I thought they wanted to be free of western influence, but instead of RedFlag Linux people use (very likely unlicensed) copies of Windows.

[CochainComplex]

Yeah I'm to blame also. Had to go back to Win11 in order to play some games with VRR and HDR which I can't get working correctly under Linux atm. (7900XTX)
Hope to return to Linux when Plasma6 comes out.

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[theriddick]

Missing VRR and HDR isn't what I call Sublime support. Soz...

PS. I directly compared SDR to HDR in CP77 and, wow, massive difference, not really a choice.

[CochainComplex]

Missing VRR and HDR isn't what I call Sublime support. Soz...

PS. I directly compared SDR to HDR in CP77 and, wow, massive difference, not really a choice.

OK somehow you are right HDR (and VRR) support is really lacking behind. Albeit the rest is usually a bit better on Linux side.

I don't have a freesync monitor so can't contribute an experience related statement. But I have heard that freesync is enabled by default with kernel 6.5(?) Is there any improvement on the VRR side?