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Fizz@lemmy.nz 4 weeks agoSteamOS has had a good start but its not a headstart. Its still a minority OS in the handheld space. Now that you can get a slick UI with good preformance, 100% software compatibility, im failing to see the advantages that will draw windows users onto steam.
Im a linux users so I place a lot of value in the freedom of the ecosystem but most non linux users dont think about that or care. SteamOS needed this win to convince people to leave the microsoft ecosystem and now microsoft has closed the gap.
stephen01king@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
Steam Deck sold about 3.7 million units, while the handheld PCs have sold around 6 million since the Steam Deck was launched. I don’t know about you, but that doesn’t sound like a minority to me unless you’re counting the Switch, as well.
However, neither this Xbox handheld and the Steam Deck will be able to even compare to the volume being sold by Nintendo, so what’s the point of even including it in this comparison? We might as well include Android gaming in that comparison, then, which should dwarf everything else by comparison.
mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
Fizz was comparing SteamOS vs Windows market share, which SteamOS/Linux is just 2.69% compared to windows, know with new windows for handhelds could kill any competition to Microsoft monopoly in PC ecosystem that Valve is trying to compete with SteamOS/Linux
stephen01king@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
Bro, he said a minority in the handheld space. Why would you use the number that included everything that is not handheld?
Competition in the handheld gaming device is good. Why would we want another category where Valve has a monopoly in?
I doubt Microsoft has what it takes to completely overcome Linux’s advantages, and the competition will not stifle SteamOS’s growth because it is a growing market. Both handheld OS can occupy its own niche that they are good at.
endeavor@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Before steam deck released linux market share was 0.6% on steam hardware surveys.