In addition to the large number of Steam decks, there are similar handhelds from other companies that run Linux in some cases. The work Valve has done to make gaming on Linux happen, along with the high quality of desktop/mobile Linux distros lately (and the declining quality of Windows UX) has made it quite attractive. I recently put Pop OS on a laptop for personal use and am super happy with it.
In addition to the large number of Steam decks, there are similar handhelds from other companies that run Linux in some cases. The work Valve has done to make gaming on Linux happen, along with the high quality of desktop/mobile Linux distros lately (and the declining quality of Windows UX) has made it quite attractive. I recently put Pop OS on a laptop for personal use and am super happy with it.
Valve has supposedly sold "millions" of Steam Decks - https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/9/23954205/valve-steam-deck...