It finally happened. Linux gamers on Steam as of the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for October 2025 have crossed over the elusive 3% mark.

Free Windows 10 support ended for most people this past month, and the trend line of Linux usage has been quite clear leading up to this, as people prepared for the inevitable. An increase in Linux usage is also correlated to a drop in Chinese players, which did happen this month a little bit, but Linux usage is also trending up when filtering for English only. It’s worth noting that for all the official support Macs ever saw in gaming, they never represented anything better than about 5% of the market.

  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Three options is too many? If one is already selected, you can just click through without thinking. Windows already does that stupid “setting up your PC” crap, and this would be far faster.

    • someguy3@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Yes.

      And they need to sort out the defaults to something good. 99% of basic users won’t/can’t change them.

      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        1 month ago

        Sure. If you have all three options be properly configured, it shouldn’t matter too much which you pick. The point is to make it apparent that you can change stuff, if you want.

        • someguy3@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          1 month ago

          One. Option.

          Do you know why Mac is successful? Because they have extremely few options. You basically have 3 laptops to choose from. That’s not 3 software options, that’s basically 3 hardware options.

          • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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            1 month ago

            I don’t think that’s why. I think it’s more the features that work with the iPhone that are selling Apple laptops. If you want to use iMessage or iCloud between your phone and computer, you need both to be from Apple. That, plus the better performance and battery life of the M-series is more the cause of increased market share, not the single desktop offering.

            • someguy3@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              1 month ago

              That is exactly why they are successful, wayyyyyyy before iphones even existed. People don’t have to think about anything. I think I’m going to leave this conversation.