Steam users how many

Valve has published its yearly round-up of Steam usage data, and the report reveals some interesting information about how the service compares to the PlayStation and Xbox platforms. Steam's data shows that the PC gaming platform has come out on top compared to both the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live when it comes to monthly active users. According to Steam , the PC gaming hub has surpassed million monthly active players, beating both PlayStation million active monthly users and Xbox Live 90 million monthly active users in terms of usage.

Recently, we saw Steam break its own record when it comes to the number of concurrent players online, with the service logging over 25 million concurrent users on January 2. Steam attributes at least some of the uptick in user engagement to the on-going coronavirus pandemic. People being forced to stay home and isolate means better engagement for the platform overall, it seems.

It looks like the future will bring more engagement to the platform, too. Steam plans to improve both its sales and discoverability functions, as well as rethink how user rewards work in the service too.

There are apparently also user expereince updates in the works that will 'file down the rough edges that most users encounter' that are due to drop in the coming months. Lies of P is an upcoming Dark Souls-like game starring Pinocchio. The Steam library includes 32, indie games, more than any other genre. Action and adventure are also popular categories, each with over 17, titles.

Source: Steam Spy. The average session time was 32 minutes. The company claims that 1. The Steam catalog includes 3, VR-only games 7. Among Steam users who do own VR headsets, more than half AMD and Intel account for a further The Steam mobile app was downloaded 1. Google Play accounted for Steam also has an affiliated chat app, Steam Chat.

The app was installed 60 thousand times in March More than 1 million total users have downloaded Steam Chat on Android. Sources: Sensor Tower , Google Play. The video game platform has consistently grown its user base since launching almost two decades ago. Supporters only Letter from the Editor: Feast and famine.

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