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That just not true. "All Linux users dual boot" where's your data to say that? "Nobody compiles for Linux" factually false, many of the most-played games on steam are Linux-native, and most others run flawlessly on Proton.

And 1.2% is slightly more than half the mac market share on steam. Should mac users also be ignored?



>"Nobody compiles for Linux" factually false, many of the most-played games on steam are Linux-native, and most others run flawlessly on Proton.

The games that run on proton have not been compiled for linux.


E.g. factorio is compiled for linux.


Yes, linux-native games exist.

But games that run on linux via proton have not been compiled for linux, so mentioning them as a counter-argument to games not being compiled for linux makes no sense.

The broader context here is TFA rejecting the "steam runtime" idea, and for proton-based games proton is that runtime! They don't need anything from the system because proton/wine provides it.


linux native + proton means "some compiles for Linux[1], the rest either tests on proton (steamdeck should increase that segment at least) or does not care"

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28978086


Your data is wrong. I wish it were correct. But it's not.

OSX users are 2.56% of Steam. Linux is 1.13%

https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Softw...




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