Comment by dns_snek
3 days ago
They might not care which OS their consoles use but they probably care about whether their games cost $10 (Steam/PC on very frequent sales) or $80 (Switch 2), and whether they need to buy all of their games again with every generation.
They "don't care about what OS their console uses", but they do care about the shitty Windows UI because you can buy Steam Deck alternatives with Windows. And they are not selling because the Windows experience is terrible.
Linux doesn't have user experience rules, which is why Steam OS works.
Nowadays gamers buy 100 euros games to have first day play, and yes they proudly have shelves with games for every console generation.
As someone that was part of game development community (Flipcode, Gamedev portals, IGDA), demoscene, before FOSS became mainstream, my point of view is that both communities don't really overlap on point of views towards software and consumer experience.