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SkaveRat, do games w Linux hits exactly 2% user share on the October 2024 Steam Survey

Converted one of my gaming PC SSDs to a Linux disk. and I’m so amazed how well it just works with proton.

When a have some time I’m going to fully convert it to Linux, with a small Windows VM for the 1-2 tools I sometimes need

prole,

and I’m so amazed how well it just works with proton.

Yeah dude!

I’m relatively new to Linux, so I don’t really have any experience pre-proton. But I get the feeling that there are TONS of people who haven’t tried it in years, that truly do not understand how far it has come. I’m sure they’ve heard that before, etc., but I can say that it’s 100% true this time.

If you haven’t tried gaming on Linux since before the Steam Deck came out, I implore you to give it another shot. Even better if you use a gaming-oriented distro (I’m on Bazzite now, and it has been wonderful).

SkaveRat,

yeah, proton is amazing.

I’m using linux for 17 years or so, and just kept my gaming rig as my only windows machine.

Gaming on linux was super hit or miss. Sometimes wine (at its forks) worked nicely, sometime it was unusable.

It got a LOT better when everyone started using unity and unreal, as they have native linux compatibility, but proton now closed the gap nicely

Mammothmothman, do games w Terraria hits over 60 million sales with Terraria 1.4.5 shaping up to be another big update

Crap there goes my evening.

LustyArgonianMana, (edited ) do games w Terraria hits over 60 million sales with Terraria 1.4.5 shaping up to be another big update
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I bought Terraria years ago for like $3 while it was still beta testing/first launching. I have played over 900 hours and still get use out of it. Some of the best $3 I’ve ever spent

chunkystyles,

I was so excited for the game that I got ahold of a leaked alpha before the game released and played that. And then of course pre-ordered the game and played it immediately​ when it released.

LustyArgonianMana,
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I was just scrolling on Steam one day and saw it. Loved the music and the aesthetic and when it went on sale (back when the Steam sales were mindblowing and Newegg was also mindblowing), I got it. Love it so much but these days I use TEdit/a map editor to make pretty designs on my worlds. I have a lava swamp in hell, a drag stage/nightclub in hell, several glittering giant forests (snow, fairy, and halloween), an erupting volcano, an amusement park off a pier, lots of planets in space, and my mushroom surface biome is starry night themed.

Meanwhile my brother in law plays huge pvp campaigns with his friends on maps they mod together, and I had a friend who made those puzzle haunted house type maps. You can do so much in that game it’s wild.

Cethin,

Just a heads up (and sorry) but 1.0 released in 2011, 13 years ago. It was more than years ago when you (we) purchased it. Again, sorry.

LustyArgonianMana,
@LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world avatar

What? 13 years ago is still years ago

Sunshine, do games w Terraria hits over 60 million sales with Terraria 1.4.5 shaping up to be another big update
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Wake me up when they add a non-binary option.

People said it couldn’t be done because the game was finished, that was determined to be a lie.

x00z,
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Make a mod for it or something

RandomVideos,

“More inclusive and customizable character creation that allows players to mix and match different character styles and voices. A third new voice type and the ability to change the voice’s pitch are also being added”

Does this count?

Sunshine,
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That does help!

Grass, do games w Linux hits exactly 2% user share on the October 2024 Steam Survey

I just converted my other brother the other day. atomic distros are great when you are the family tech support guy. Made an ssh only user on all the family computers so I can remotely deal with most of their problems without having to actually touch it or remember their login details.

Cossty, do games w Terraria hits over 60 million sales with Terraria 1.4.5 shaping up to be another big update

I tried to get into terraria so many times, but this 2d perspective is just not doing it for me. For the same reasons, I don’t play metroidvanias and platformers. There are some platformer that I like, Gris, for example, but that’s not exactly the same. I have no problems with Core keeper or Stardew valley, so the genre is not the problem. I need to reconcile with it and accept that some games are just not for me.

thermal_shock,

same.

shasta, do games w Terraria hits over 60 million sales with Terraria 1.4.5 shaping up to be another big update

1.4.5 is a major update? Then why isn’t it 1.5.0 or 2.0.0? Use semver, people!

Nelots,

Well, Terraria 1.4 was initially going to be version 1.3.6 until they kept adding more and more. This could end up the same way.

Railcar8095,

The problem is that they have been for far too long “just one last small change” that then ends I’ll becoming huge.

From 1.0 to now it has changed enough that it could be a complete sequel.

RarePossum,

RIP Terraria 2. Rest in piece

tigeruppercut,

And Otherworld

chunkystyles,

I was really excited for Otherworld.

tigeruppercut,

Me too bud, me too

Stovetop, do games w Linux hits exactly 2% user share on the October 2024 Steam Survey

Surprised it’s not higher. I would have thought more than 2% of people on Steam were using Steam Deck.

trespasser69, (edited )
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Well maybe Linux most likely to hit ~7% global OS market share and total 5%+ Steam Survey user share next 10 years (its just prediction)

KITA,

Keep dreaming. Not that I hope Linux doesn’t do well. But I can’t imagine it’ll continue to grow into the future.

hanrahan,
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I hope it languishes around 3-4% at most, if it does get 7%-10% enshitification inevitably ensues and it will grow more and get worse

rbits,

If that happens, you can just switch to another distro. That’s the point of Linux

pixelscript,

I’d be more than happy to sacrifice a distro I don’t care about like Ubuntu to the mainstream if it means Microsoft’s market cap gets a sizeable chunk taken out of it.

CeeBee_Eh,

Over 15% marketshare in India

umbrella, (edited )
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  • CeeBee_Eh,

    Dunno. I don’t live there.

    Ugurcan,

    Deck sold well but there are billions of Steam users.

    CeeBee_Eh,

    ~35 million concurrent active users.

    Solemarc,

    I could swear it was higher earlier this year/last year but looking at the survey results, Linux climbed to 2% this survey. I think maybe that half remembered headline was something like “Linux is higher than MacOS at 1.5% market share” or something like that instead?

    visor841,

    Steam is a massive worldwide market, and the Steam Deck isn’t offered everywhere. Chinese users for example have to import it, so not many are used there.

    CMahaff,

    I got the hardware survey on my Windows PC, but not on my Steamdeck. So I wonder if there is only 1 survey per user, and most people don’t use a steamdeck exclusively?

    Davel23,

    I got asked about the survey on both my desktop and Steam Deck.

    CMahaff,

    Curious did you get the survey popup in desktop mode on the deck? Or does it work in “big picture”?

    Davel23,

    It was in desktop mode, so maybe that makes a difference.

    hangonasecond,

    I don’t think the 2% figure includes the steam deck, but I might be wrong

    Macros,

    It does include it. The article list it in detail: 36.79% of the Linux users use the steam deck. And the number is falling, which means there are more users also using Linux on desktop PC (or other gaming handhelds)

    But that may also just be statistical noise.

    CheeseNoodle, do games w Terraria hits over 60 million sales with Terraria 1.4.5 shaping up to be another big update

    The final, ultimate, last, epilogue, finishing, concluding update.

    BestBouclettes,

    … So far

    JoMiran, do games w Terraria hits over 60 million sales with Terraria 1.4.5 shaping up to be another big update
    @JoMiran@lemmy.ml avatar

    Wait…I thought they haf finished updates some time ago. Impressive.

    Nima,
    @Nima@leminal.space avatar

    the thing about terraria is that the devs love to play as much as the players. so they love the game and are always interested in making the experience better. not just for the players but them too.

    they’re also not a massive corporate run, shareholder-pleasing company either. so they actually listen to suggestions from fans. it’s the best.

    ampersandrew,
    @ampersandrew@lemmy.world avatar

    They’re also in the enviable position of having made a game with some of the highest profit per employee in history, so they’re not under the pressure that most are.

    Hadriscus,

    Sixty million sales, good god. How much is that in pesos I wonder ?

    KairuByte,
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    About 60 million sales. The question I have is how much that is in euros.

    Albbi,

    Me too. It’s probably been 10 years since I’ve last played. I have a solid 64 hours played and no achievements completed. Maybe I should check it out when this update comes out. It’ll probably feel like a brand new game at this point.

    Baguette,

    10 years ago was like back when hallowed armor was endgame and mech bosses were the last bit?

    There’s so much more content now that honestly makes the entire progression completely different

    Theres also a wealth of mods now that acts functionally as a whole new game as well (calamity being the biggest one)

    MutilationWave,

    I love the game I just hate having to build the houses and manage the people. It’s not creative it’s just make these boxes in this certain way.

    Minnels,

    I am also not a fan of building stuff and making it look nice. Just follow the easy rules to make a liveable cube and call it a day. That said I think terraria is the only game where I would consider actually spending some time making it look a bit nicer since it is so easy to do. I remember last time after completing the game I looked at some other peoples builds and got inspired.

    ArmoredThirteen,

    They’ve been saying it’s the final major update for the last like 4 major updates

    RarePossum,

    They’ve been saying it since 1.1.2. In 2012. There have been 12 major patches since then if you count all the 1.2.X patches as one.

    MyNameIsAtticus, do games w Steam games will now need to fully disclose kernel-level anti-cheat on store pages
    @MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world avatar

    This will be helpful for discerning if a game can run on the Steam Deck. There’s not many games that don’t have verification (Either by Valve or ProtonDB) but for newer games with anticheat it will serve as a good rule of thumb i imagine

    EdgeRunner,

    I think that’s the main goal behind,
    To avoid frustration for steamD owners and avoid a bad reputation of “all games are unplayable on it”

    cyberpunk007,

    Lots of games with anti cheat auto work under wine/proton. The most on top of my head example is Elden ring. Runs fine on my desktop with arch, as well as my steam deck.

    captain_aggravated, do games w Steam games will now need to fully disclose kernel-level anti-cheat on store pages
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    I wonder if you phrased it the way the Play store does: This game wants permission to:

    • send SMS messages
    • make calls
    • know your location
    • stalk your family
    • raid your fridge
    • access, read and upload files
    • manage and add contacts
    • cup your balls
    • go through your trash
    • irritate your boss

    etc.

    Think anyone would install them?

    Vilian,

    of course, people don’t even look at play store permissions

    captain_aggravated,
    @captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works avatar

    I suppose they do suffer from the “Known in the state of Cancer to cause California” problem. A bubble level app wants in-app purchases and GPS access.

    Nexy,
    @Nexy@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

    i dONt hAVe anYThinG To HIdE

    captain_aggravated,
    @captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works avatar

    Anyone who says that while wearing pants is a filthy liar.

    lud,

    I mean it’s also pretty cold without pants.

    linearchaos,
    @linearchaos@lemmy.world avatar

    looks at Disney pluses binding arbitration clause

    Yup

    not_so_handsome_jack,
    @not_so_handsome_jack@sh.itjust.works avatar

    Cup my balls? Go on…

    Lucidlethargy, do games w Steam games will now need to fully disclose kernel-level anti-cheat on store pages

    Is this a Linux problem? I’ve never had to look for this detail before in Windows.

    ampersandrew,
    @ampersandrew@lemmy.world avatar

    It does prevent Linux compatibility, but even if it didn’t, it’s a computer security problem, for those who care. You’re essentially allowing different game companies to install a rootkit on your computer so you can play a video game.

    raspberriesareyummy,

    You’re essentially allowing different game companies to install a rootkit on your computer so you can play a video game.

    Put like that, makes it even more obvious how insanely stupid slash desperate slash addicted some gamers are, doesn’t it?

    CheeseNoodle,

    Most gamers don’t know that easy anti-cheat is a rootkit to begin with.

    raspberriesareyummy,

    is “easy anti-cheat” a brand name? Or was that just your wording?

    CheeseNoodle,
    raspberriesareyummy,

    Well - if people still trust any piece of software coming from Epic…

    trigonated,

    Mostly, and even some Windows users don’t want to install software that has such a great amount of permission over the entire system just for a game’s anti-cheat.

    It’s nice that users can now know beforehand if a game uses such software. Avoids refunds.

    bay400,

    Unless, of course, they add it months after release drastically limiting your chances of refunding (looking at you EA WRC 2024 😡)

    trigonated,

    That sucks : (

    michaelmrose,

    If they change the deal they should have to offer refunds. This makes it an expensive choice after the fact.

    michaelmrose,

    No its common for anti-cheat on Windows to have full root permission to your entire system Windows users are just on average less intelligent, less concerned about privacy, and, more ignorant about technology. This doesn’t mean using Windows makes you stupid its just the OS of choice for the stupid and ignorant.

    nforminvasion,

    Holy logical fallacy batman. Ad hominem much?

    michaelmrose,

    Ad hominem isn’t when you insult people AND make an argument its when you insult people INSTEAD of making an argument.

    User initially believes that this is only a Linux issue because its almost entirely discussed on forums frequented by technical people who often use Linux whereas forums full of Windows gamers are equally effected but ignorant of the topic.

    ThermonuclearCactus, do games w Steam games will now need to fully disclose kernel-level anti-cheat on store pages

    I bought Sea of Thieves about 5 years ago. Recently, they added kernal-level anticheat (which does precisely fuck-all to actually stop cheating). While that is annoying, I’m not particularly worried because the studio that makes that game is owned by Microsoft, and like all Microsoft products, it was banished to my windows partition with the rest of the spyware.

    MoonHawk,

    Well… kernel level software can access everything on your computer. That includes other partitions and unmounted drives

    raspberriesareyummy,

    Only if those other partitions are not encrypted. Sure, it could still wipe them - but that’s something that backups are good for, and something you would certainly notice immediately :)

    ThermonuclearCactus,

    Anything sensitive is encrypted and I never decrypt it while running windows.

    sonymegadrive, do games w Steam games will now need to fully disclose kernel-level anti-cheat on store pages

    Easy Anti Cheat - requires manual removal

    Wait, so this sketchy, privacy-invading stuff remains even after a game is uninstalled?! I had no idea.

    How is this stuff not classed as malware at this point?

    sp3tr4l,

    Oh it was initially classed as insanely intrusive malware when kernel level AC was introduced about a decade ago, by anyone with a modicum of actual technical knowledge about computers.

    Unfortunately, a whole lot of corpo shills ran propaganda explaining how actually its fine, don’t worry, its actually the best way to stop cheaters!

    Then the vast, vast majority of idiot gamers believed that, or threw their hands up and went oh well its the new norm, trying to fight it is futile and actually if you are against this that means you are some kind of paranoid privacy freak who hates other people having fun.

    Crozekiel,

    I’ve been shouting from the rooftops for years that this stuff is malware. I’m not the only one. No one listens.

    mrvictory1,

    EAC installation process includes “registration” of a game, and the uninstall process “unregisters” the game. If all games using EAC are uninstalled, EAC itself also should be uninstalled.

    catloaf,

    Wikipedia says malware is

    any software intentionally designed to cause disruption to a computer, server, client, or computer network, leak private information, gain unauthorized access to information or systems, deprive access to information, or which unknowingly interferes with the user’s computer security and privacy

    It does not do any of these things. Like any software, it may have vulnerabilities, and being a kernel module it can be high risk. But that’s no different from any kernel module, like your graphics driver.

    michaelmrose,

    It’s a much higher risk than average because games are often abandoned within one year of release and still run as long as 10-15 years later and connects to the internet and other randos on the internet. See the Call of Duty games that allow you to take over the computer of anyone who connects to your online match. It greatly degrades the security of its users.

    Technically lots of things people call “malware” don’t actually do any of those things. For instance they may hijack your default search engine, pop up ads, or otherwise monetize your computer at your expense. The category that was invented by ass coverers is “possibly unwanted program” but outside of those who worry about being sued by scumbags people colloquially refer to both what you call malware AND PUPs as "malware the root of which is “bad” after all. Language being descriptive not prescriptive I think this broader definition of malware is fine.

    cyberpunk007,

    It unknowingly interferes with my security or privacy, 100%. It has root access. What’s it doing in there? Nowadays you’re naive to think it’s just to prevent game cheating. I guarantee they’re collecting all kinds of information.

    michaelmrose,

    Do you remember when Sony released cds that when inserted into Windows computer auto ran an installer that installed a rootkit that made it impossible for Windows to see any processes or files that started with a certain sequence of characters instantly turning any malware that named its files or processes similarly powerful rootkit. Oh and it installed a cd driver that made it impossible to copy their music.

    Suggested removal was a full reinstall of windows.

    Xttweaponttx,

    Jesus christ

    yamanii,
    @yamanii@lemmy.world avatar

    Plenty of games use it, if it uninstalled with each one then others would stop working.

    cyberpunk007,

    I kind of assumed it would be packaged with each game, a waste of space (but how big could it be?) but leaving a game with anti cheat a global dependency seems like a bad idea.

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