Linux gaming hits 5% of Steam users, but the real win comes from the kernel

Linux crossed the five‑percent mark on Steam in March 2026, a milestone for an OS that spent two decades as a niche gaming platform. The surge follows Microsoft’s Windows 10 end‑of‑support deadline last October and th…

The NTSYNC driver is a small kernel‑level module that implements the Windows‑specific synchronization tools games rely on. Before NTSYNC, Wine and its Valve‑tuned fork Proton had to emulate those tools with layers lik…

When Valve released the Steam Deck, it bundled a Linux‑based OS with a tuned Proton stack. The device sold in the millions without fanfare, turning casual console buyers into Linux gamers who never touched a desktop t…