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Steam data reveals PC gamers shifting from Windows to Linux
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this post was submitted on 15 Aug 2025
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Perhaps the steam deck is a gateway drug for desktop linux?
The gaming industry will never recover when valve gets picked clean by the capitalist vultures that continously circle it.
The PS3 also ran on Linux and allowed users to boot into full desktop Linux. Didn't exactly lead to the Year of the Desktop Linux, did it?
If I remember correctly, that require manual Linux install as well, didn't it? I think it was more complicated which was the reason I decided against a PS3. Never did it though.
I googled a bit about this, and you are right, it did require installing via Live CD, but you could also directly boot it from live CD.
The PS2 on the other hand had an official Linux on PS2 kit though that came with Linux pre-installed if I understand correctly.
Anyway, I wouldn't hold my breath that the Steam Deck will usher in a bright new future of Linux usage.