Posted January 26, 2021
Abishia: if this keeps up i expect linux to dominate the gamer market within 10 years if not sooner.
Timboli: You are dreaming with that one ... big time ... fantasy land stuff. The huge majority of PC users go with whatever is the easiest, and that is Windows by far. That's not saying Windows is better, though it is in many ways ... the ways that most people care about anyway, and none of that is going to change any time soon, if ever.
Microsoft would have to do something truly upsetting for things to change enough or Linux do something truly amazing.
I know Steam survey have it's flaws but checking that 91.35% of surveyd computers use Windows 10 (me wants puke) and only 0.78% use Linux, not too long ago, like 2 years, Linux was more than 2% , rising consistently and Windows 10 like 30%. Even OSX seem to be dropping every month.
I don't know what account for this stat change, maybe a huge invasion of eastern players on the stats but the truth is that without Steam, desktop Linux "gaming" would be close to death.
Let me add my personal note regarding Steam Stats. No freaking way, there are more personal computers with a RTX 2070 Super than there are with Rx580. I don't know any sales numbers, or even how eastern market works, maybe most Rx580 computers don't even have Steam installed or don't participate on the survey (on Windows I never did and never got a chance on Linux).
I understand the GTX1060 being the most used card, since it probably also includes laptop 1060's.
All in all, Linux is a good alternative but is not going to dominate the market in 10 years.
Edit: From Steam Survey: "Steam users with VR Headsets 1.70%"
Post edited January 26, 2021 by Dark_art_