Linux overtakes Mac as Steam's second-most used OS, and it's all thanks to the Steam Deck

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I never thought I'd die fighting side-by-side with a Linux Guy. What about side-by-side with a friend?

, with Arch Linux lagging far behind in second place at 7.94% adoption. Windows still absolutely dominates the overall field at 96.21% of users, with all versions of Linux at 1.96% and macOS hanging out down at 1.84%.

It's another feather in the cap of the Deck, which is consistently one of the best-selling items on Steam overall, currently holding down the #6 spot according to. As for Linux more broadly, I do wonder if the Deck's success will spur more adoption of the more hardcore, DIY OS ecosystem. A friend of mine who's dabbled in being a Linux Guy was excited about the Steam Deck's prospects of improving Linux-based gaming more broadly, and the Proton compatibility layer Valve developed for the Deck certainly seems like a game changer for theIn my own personal experience though, loving the Steam Deck didn't make me into a Linux Guy, it just made me into a Steam Deck Guy. Still, everybody wins here.

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