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Linux Usage on Steam Continues to Decline

posted by janrinok on Wednesday May 27 2015, @11:24PM   Printer-friendly
from the wheeee! dept.

Celestial writes:

It looked for a little while there two years ago that gaming on Linux was finally beginning to take off, mostly thanks to Valve. That push seems to quickly be evaporating. Valve's latest Steam statistics shows that usage of both Linux and MacOS X on Steam is declining, while Windows usage is actually gaining. Linux usage on Steam is down to 0.94% from 1.05% last month, while Windows usage is up to a whopping 95.81%. Was that push for SteamOS in particular and gaming on Linux in general just all smoke?

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by wantkitteh on Thursday May 28 2015, @08:08AM

    by wantkitteh (3362) on Thursday May 28 2015, @08:08AM (#189004) Homepage Journal

    While I get the whole Steam isn't buying argument, but I don't get any of the anti-Gabe crap that goes around. There doesn't seem to be any rational backing to the hatred besides ad-hominem attacks on him along with his company. But whatever, I respect your right to your opinion, as factually incorrect some of your history seems to be - let's not argue about it here, it's just not worth it. ;)

    What I actually wanted to say was that GoG is your friend [gog.com], that the Galaxy client [gog.com] is the DRM-free Steam alternative and that Valve and GoG are actually doing a library integration thing to allow access to purchases in both libraries through either client. Caveat - no Linux client yet, but it's coming "eventually". I suspect this may be because it's getting extra TLC to integrate it into SteamOS - a games console with DRM free options, I like the sound of that!

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  • (Score: 2) by edIII on Thursday May 28 2015, @08:37AM

    by edIII (791) on Thursday May 28 2015, @08:37AM (#189011)

    While I get the whole Steam isn't buying argument, but I don't get any of the anti-Gabe crap that goes around. There doesn't seem to be any rational backing to the hatred besides ad-hominem attacks on him along with his company.

    Sure there is, although hatred is too strong a word. The disagreement is quite rational, as Gabe is working with many of the same ethical considerations and positions as Apple with its famous Walled Garden. Just as I have oft joked you need to caress the balls on Steve Job's status to enter it, you need to do the same with Gabe to earn the right to play a video game you paid for. I think I can strenuously object to the walled garden and treat it for the offensive anti-consumer crap that it is. Only made worse by the needless invasions of privacy.

    I suspect this may be because it's getting extra TLC to integrate it into SteamOS - a games console with DRM free options, I like the sound of that!

    I will speak with my wallet then. If Steam does come out with a games console that has DRM free options with libraries maintained by GoG or themselves.... Gabe is going to start getting my money real soon. I'll even personally apologize in all of the future Christmas cards I send him, okay? :)

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