I mean it probably will be. Im somewhat confident that linux will get close to 10% on steam this year. gamingonlinux.com/…/steam-survey-for-april-2026-s…
Discord joke that it's The Year of the Linux Desktop
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https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/discord-joke-that-its-the-year-of-the-linux-desktop/
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unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
warmaster@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
IIRC Linux in is at 11% of Steam users. And with the Steam Machine it will only grow as it did with the Deck.
What is the year of Linux? For me, it’s already here. Now it’s time to just grow out of gaming, and capture another segment like the creatives. If they could use professional grade software that is fully compliant with industry standards, then Linux could see another major increase in users.
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
The 11% for steam users that selected english language afaik
Nima@leminal.space 3 weeks ago
discord. oh honey. you’re on such a thin line already. don’t go banning vesktop.
Fizz@lemmy.nz 3 weeks ago
dam beat me to posting this. I didnt believe it at first. Finally discord is acknowledging its linux users and I really hope they dont ban vesktop and other clients that have been keeping linux users alive.
warmaster@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It’s a matter of time with these kind of companies.
realcaseyrollins@hilariouschaos.com 3 weeks ago
Desktop has their own official Linux client, I install it on every computer I run Linux on.