I fail to see the contradiction. Per Steam’s October 2019 user survey, all Linux distros together total 0.43% of their users. I am using the notably pro-Linux Steam as a benchmark for how many gamers are affected by this.
Rocket League. The developer was acquired by Epic, and a few months later they announced that they were dropping support for Linux and OSX. Epic has previously stated that their platform will never be available on Linux.