Frequent Question: How Many Gamers Use Linux?
Contents for Context, Linux Gaming Has Historically Sat Below 1%, According to the Folks at Gamingonlinux Who Have Been Tracking Market Share of the Open...
For context, Linux gaming has historically sat below 1%, according to the folks at gamingonlinux who have been tracking market share of the open source OS for a good few years now. They estimate that over 1.2 million active Linux users are currently on Steam, and the trend seems to be moving upward.
How many Linux gamers are there?
Market share
The Steam Hardware Survey reports that as of April 2019, 0.81% of users are using some form of Linux as their platforms primary operating system. The Unity game engine used to make their statistics available and in March 2016 reported that Linux users accounted for 0.4% of players.
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Is Linux good for gamers?
The short answer is yes; Linux is a good gaming PC. … First, Linux offers a vast selection of games that you can buy or download from Steam. From just a thousand games a few years ago, there are already at least 6,000 games available there.
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