Steam Hardware survey for January 2024

3 years ago by mr_MADAFAKA to c/linux_gaming

Windows 96.52%

Linux 1.95%

OSX 1.54%

https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/

excitingburp 58 points 3 years ago

At the very least we can call BS on developers who claim they don't support Linux because it's niche, while they support MacOS.

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uuhhhhmmmm 15 points 3 years ago

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GoodEye8 17 points 3 years ago

They still have to make sure their anticheat works on Linux. That's the biggest missing support.

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keefshape 5 points 3 years ago

The anti cheat does already work on Linux, just needs a checkbox tick to enable.

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GoodEye8 5 points 3 years ago

I know, but it still something developers need to do to support Linux

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scutiger 2 points 3 years ago

Some anti-cheats work on Linux. Some do not, like Riot's Vanguard.

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helenslunch 1 point 3 years ago

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Lojcs 5 points 3 years ago

Ime native ports rarely work as well as proton versions do too.

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helenslunch 1 point 3 years ago

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LaSirena 38 points 3 years ago

"I use 'Arch Linux'" she said sarcastically. Why are Arch and Manjaro in quotes, but Ubuntu LTS and Linux Mint aren't?

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sugar_in_your_tea 21 points 3 years ago

And why is Arch more popular than Ubuntu? Surely SteamOS counts as something different, so it's probably not that.

I'm not a fan of Ubuntu, but it's a very popular beginner OS, and I'd assume a lot of Linux gamers are lazy and use the thing that gets them into a game the fastest.

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narc0tic_bird 20 points 3 years ago

Arch is listed as a whole, while Ubuntu is a specific version (22.04 LTS).

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sugar_in_your_tea 6 points 3 years ago

Ah, good point. Still a lot more Arch users than I expected.

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MaximumOverflow 5 points 3 years ago

I've had so many issues with Ubuntu in the last few years compared to other distros that honestly I wouldn't feel comfortable recommending it as a beginner distro anymore.

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autokludge 18 points 3 years ago

I use "SteamOS Holo" btw

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sugar_in_your_tea 1 point 3 years ago

I think it's interesting Flatpak shows as a separate distro.

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Scio 22 points 3 years ago

Yesterday was the first time I got the survey on my Deck.

I got it on the desktop (as I often am during the day because I do all my work on it), and noticed that while it reported the device as Valve manufactured and the OS correctly, a whole bunch of other data was wrong, like it said the device didn't support touch, etc.

Should I have taken the survey on Game Mode? Is it even possible to get the survey in Game Mode?

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sugar_in_your_tea 5 points 3 years ago

Yup, I got it recently in regular gaming mode. I doubt it matters which one the survey gets taken in, it gathers system info.

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Scio 4 points 3 years ago

Did you happen to notice if yours also said touch support: none?

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sugar_in_your_tea 3 points 3 years ago

I didn't. I rarely use desktop mode, so I doubt anything odd was going on.

If there's a report somewhere I can review, I'm happy to look it up.

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sugar_in_your_tea 20 points 3 years ago

I did my part. I rejected the survey on macOS and completed it on my Steam Deck, so I think I'm helping.

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euphoric_cat 7 points 3 years ago

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sugar_in_your_tea 4 points 3 years ago

I almost never play on macOS since it's my work computer, but sometimes I'll look something up on it. Something like 80-90% of my gaming is on my Steam Deck, with the rest on my Linux desktop, though sometimes I'll play a game on my work computer when on a break (usually just watch videos instead).

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samc 19 points 3 years ago

I do wonder what percentage of Linux users reject the survey compared to Windows users. Not that it's changed much, but every little helps right?

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flashgnash 12 points 3 years ago

I'm not sure, on one hand Linux users are quite privacy oriented but on the other hand "I use arch btw"

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nestor 3 points 3 years ago

@flashgnash @samc As a linux steam player i answered this survey 2 times on the last ~15-20 years.

And i did it then, because i wanted to feed steam's efforts on linux as gaming platform.

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caesaravgvstvs 1 point 3 years ago

I rejected it on my steam deck, on my aging windows computer and on my Linux laptop.

I'm not going out of my way to give data to a private corporation

(Even if it's a kawaii "good for consumer" corporation)

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flashgnash 1 point 3 years ago

Fair enough, each try their own

I don't mind anonymous data going out that will serve to potentially improve my experience gaming on Linux

The problem in my eyes is the non anonymous data that goes out that is used to design horrible addiction machines

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scutiger 2 points 3 years ago

At least a survey is them asking for information, not just quietly gathering it behind our backs.

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caesaravgvstvs 1 point 3 years ago

Yeah, I'm not shitting on it and I'm grateful to the people who fill it out, I'm just lazy

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scutiger 1 point 3 years ago

I rejectec it because I was busy with something else.

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Anticorp 12 points 3 years ago

I was wondering how in the world my beloved Arch beat the popular Ubuntu, but then I remembered Steam Deck runs on Arch. So over half of the Linux users are probably actually Steam Deck users.

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testeronious 8 points 3 years ago

NOOOOOOOOOO

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MonkderZweite 7 points 3 years ago

So what are the other 1.42% on?

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drew_belloc 11 points 3 years ago

Temple OS, what else could it be?

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milkjug 6 points 3 years ago

If it’s not Hannah Montana Linux, I don’t want to hear another word of this.

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hamburglar26 3 points 3 years ago

I am still blown away that I only heard of TempleOS recently. And also blown away by the actual OS. Like holy hell what a thing.

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Kyatto 4 points 3 years ago

Just jumped to linux after a long time of windows, I was very surprised to see my games running better at higher settings through proton. it's been at least a decade since I've used linux and played native tux games. I'm fed up with corpos and I like having full control of everything on my computer. There's only 1 program I use that I'm not sure will run properly but I haven't made attempts to get wine up yet cause it's just been a few days. That said... feels really good to be using EndeavorOS.

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NotJustForMe 4 points 3 years ago

I've been using steam since Half Life 2 released and had the survey pop up twice. And both times major data-points were completely wrong. Like resolution (it apparently used my second screen) and HDD space.

That data is about as relevant as a once a lifetime epidemiologic study about diet preferences.

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TypicalHog 1 point 3 years ago

I'm mostly a MP gamer and the only reason why I game on Windows still is the fact some games (because of the AC) simply do not work on Linux. And even in instances where you can trick the AC it's not running in a VM, but on bare metal - you risk getting banned.
Sad. I hope this changes.

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