[frereit]

This article does not mention the release of the SteamDeck at all. I wonder if this could have had an impackt on Linux usage large enough to see in trends like these or if it's just a drop in the bucket.

[Karliss]

According to Steam hardware survey https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/?platform=linux 35% of Steam Linux users have "AMD AMD Custom GPU 0405" (the custom amd chip used by steamdeck). ~1 year ago it was 21%. That gives an upper bound of 35% from those 4% being Steamdeck. Although actual fraction is probably lower because:

* not every Linux user plays games or uses Steam, but probably almost all Steamdeck users use Steam.

* StatCounter numbers are based on website views. You can browse web on steamdeck but it's not very convenient, so I guess that, unless it's their only computing device and they have connected external monitor and mouse, most steamdeck users do most of their web browsing using their phone or computer instead of steamdeck.

[kramerger]

This is desktop only.

Linux is market leader once you bring in mobile, embedded and so on.

[ffgjgf1]

> This is desktop only

So no laptops? Isn’t Steam Deck really just a generic PC with a different form factor? Could (and should they even) StatCounter easily filter out the data coming from it

[piaste]

I suspect that the Steam Deck is considered a desktop rather than a mobile device. Same as laptops.

[umbra07]

steam deck would be included in that.