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[-] Telorand@reddthat.com 8 points 1 month ago

Some people prefer GOG, some people do itch.io or FOSS games, some people only do emulation. It's possible that I'm misinterpreting the data, too, but Steam having 50% of the gaming share with the other 50% spread amongst other platforms and activities doesn't seem that outlandish to me.

[-] QuazarOmega@lemy.lol 9 points 1 month ago
[-] Telorand@reddthat.com 3 points 1 month ago

It's Battle for Wesnoth for me!

[-] QuazarOmega@lemy.lol 2 points 1 month ago

Didn't know that one, looks rad

[-] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The statistic isn't saying that 50% of Linux gamers use steam, it's saying that Linux gamers are ~1/2 as likely to use steam for games when compared to gamers on other platforms. these are very different things.

~50% of Linux gamers using steam is only true if you assumed every gamer on the other platforms used steam

btw i hate the term 'gamer' but it's just convenient to use here :(

[-] Telorand@reddthat.com 1 points 1 month ago

Thanks. Stats are hard.

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