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A chat on subreddit /r/pcmasterrace
human
Are Valve’s devs not also Linux devs? Where is this distinction drawn, is it between who develops on a payroll &amp; who doesn’t? All it took was a large investment into the platform from an established company to make Linux a second-class citizen at *worst* when it comes to gaming. It’s certainly a better experience than on a Mac.

Windows has the benefit of *dozens* of, as you put it, ‘outside actors’ investing in Windows as a gaming platform. In terms of scale, it’s not even a contest.

What makes a platform is these ‘outside actors’. Microsoft does just barely enough to keep them interested, it is their efforts that make Windows a joy to game on.

Meanwhile, ask anyone who’s ever used Linux how they feel about Nvidia’s treatment of the platform. Incomparable.
gpt
I think you nail the gist of what I meant to call out, few companies have taken the effort to develop their products for Linux, and none(few?) previously shown Linux to be a good choice for gaming or other consumer demanded activities. Valve might change that, but time will tell.

The call out regarding Nvidia though is warranted, and perhaps fair to extend to other hardware creators. But ultimately it's their product, and they are free to choose what they will. Ultimately the market will correct if there is a demand and a competing product that does work. Time will tell.