Zippy Bot@lemmy.zipB to Gaming@lemmy.zipEnglish · 21 days agoSteam survey for December 2025 shows Linux holding to 3.19%www.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkSteam survey for December 2025 shows Linux holding to 3.19%www.gamingonlinux.comZippy Bot@lemmy.zipB to Gaming@lemmy.zipEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square16linkfedilink
minus-squaresexual_tomato@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·21 days agoAt what percentage do you think Linux will be a serious target for large game developers?
minus-squareEgonallanon@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·21 days agoI reckon you’d have to be at least in the double digits for larger studios/orgs to take notice. Though the steam deck has already had a very positive effect on the number of Linux native games in the indie space.
minus-squarewarmaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·21 days agoFor something like FIFA & Call of Duty for example? I imagine somewhere between 8% and 20% just for enabling anticheat support. That would be around 20 million monthly active users. Some smaller devs are already doing the extra mile and making native ports, like Baldur’s Gate 3 for example.
At what percentage do you think Linux will be a serious target for large game developers?
I reckon you’d have to be at least in the double digits for larger studios/orgs to take notice. Though the steam deck has already had a very positive effect on the number of Linux native games in the indie space.
For something like FIFA & Call of Duty for example?
I imagine somewhere between 8% and 20% just for enabling anticheat support. That would be around 20 million monthly active users.
Some smaller devs are already doing the extra mile and making native ports, like Baldur’s Gate 3 for example.