Tux@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agoLinux hits exactly 2% user share on the October 2024 Steam Surveywww.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square101fedilinkarrow-up1549arrow-down116 cross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.workspcgaming@lemmy.calinux_gaming@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1533arrow-down1external-linkLinux hits exactly 2% user share on the October 2024 Steam Surveywww.gamingonlinux.comTux@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square101fedilink cross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.workspcgaming@lemmy.calinux_gaming@lemmy.ml
minus-squareDlolor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·20 days agoRandom users are asked each month. If you get chosen you’ll get a popup in the Steam client asking if you’d like to participate.
minus-squareTunaLobster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·20 days agoYep! And it’s per account. Both of my Linux machines are in this months data!
minus-squaredubyakay@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·20 days agoWeird that it’d be random when they could just ask every user. Would give a more accurate breakdown on certain categories.
minus-squareBuddahriffic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·20 days agoThat might bias the results towards gaming cafes and people building test machines. Cases where an account is used but a single snapshot doesn’t necessarily reflect what they normally use or that would capture the same machine multiple times.
Random users are asked each month. If you get chosen you’ll get a popup in the Steam client asking if you’d like to participate.
Yep! And it’s per account. Both of my Linux machines are in this months data!
Weird that it’d be random when they could just ask every user. Would give a more accurate breakdown on certain categories.
That might bias the results towards gaming cafes and people building test machines. Cases where an account is used but a single snapshot doesn’t necessarily reflect what they normally use or that would capture the same machine multiple times.