… Linux share nearly doubled since December 2025, jumping from ~3% to 5.33% in three months. SteamOS, Arch, Linux Mint, and Ubuntu variants top Linux gaming picks; some distro entries show odd '64 bit' labels. …
… Linux has gained a lot more attention than it had only a few years ago. The Steam Deck helped usher in this new age of Linux gaming , but the story didn't stop there. Valve is readying the launch of the Steam Machine this year, which will undoubtedly bring many more gamers to Linux via SteamOS. …
… Once OEMs begin shipping SteamOS-powered devices at scale, Microsoft clearly risks losing platform control, which is far more important than the OS market share. Related You can turn your PS5 into a Linux-powered gaming PC now, but there are big trade-offs PS5-Linux is pretty limited right now. …
… According to Valve's March 2026 Steam Hardware Survey data, Linux has gained just over 5% in overall user share on Steam, which is about double what it was last time this data was published in December 2025. …
… In the thread under their initial post, @aagaming.me says that they have shared "a working copy of proton arm + steamrt arm that you can drop right into conpatibilitytools.d to play games with this client." Steam Linux ARM64 beta on Switch — aagaming @aagaming.me 2026-04-16T23:18:20.813Z The Proton… …
… Sign in to your XDA account Linux has never been so good. The Steam Deck put a polished Linux gaming handheld in millions of living rooms. Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Bazzite and Fedora have never been easier to install and live with. …
… The Steam Deck runs SteamOS under the surface, which is based on Arch Linux. Switch over to desktop mode, and you're dropped into a full KDE Plasma environment. There's a terminal, a package manager, and access to all the usual tools you would expect from a Linux system. …
… SteamOS and Linux as a whole is taking gaming by storm Windows is no longer strictly the best OS for gamers When Valve created SteamOS, it had the same problem that all Linux distros had. …
… SteamOS' market share will grow, more gamers will open up to Linux on desktops, and we'll once again implore Valve with "Mahdi, what do you foresee for us?" Related Valve isn't ditching Windows or x86, but it's quietly making both optional Valve wants to make it possible for gamers to play anywhere. …
… Related Linux is slowly taking over my life as a PC gamer It's been happening right under my nose. This might make 8GB VRAM feel enough The Steam Machine's biggest criticism loses a little weight This is where things clearly get interesting for the upcoming Steam Machine . …
