SnotFlickerman, 6 months ago (edited 3 months ago) I agree, but it’s definitely marketed as a gaming console of a sort, and not really marketed as a full-fledged PC. So, imho, that technically skewers the numbers a bit, as it’s not a “desktop” in the traditional sense. I mean, I’m still not calling 2023 the “Year of the Linux Desktop.” I’m calling it the “Year of the Portable Linux Gaming Console.” The growth in percentage in Linux in Steam metrics is almost entirely because the Steam Deck.
I agree, but it’s definitely marketed as a gaming console of a sort, and not really marketed as a full-fledged PC.
So, imho, that technically skewers the numbers a bit, as it’s not a “desktop” in the traditional sense.
I mean, I’m still not calling 2023 the “Year of the Linux Desktop.” I’m calling it the “Year of the Portable Linux Gaming Console.”
The growth in percentage in Linux in Steam metrics is almost entirely because the Steam Deck.