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[Topher]

 

[Seyken]

I mean, I'm one of them. Recently built my PC and I've been a PlayStation guy since I was a kid with my PS1. Still have my PS5 but I think it'll get less and less use with time.

Now that nothing is really and truly exclusive, PC just started making more sense.

 

[SlimySnake]

I mean, I'm one of them. Recently built my PC and I've been a PlayStation guy since I was a kid with my PS1. Still have my PS5 but I think it'll get less and less use with time.

Now that nothing is really and truly exclusive, PC just started making more sense.

same. both sony and ms pushed me into full time PC gaming even though ive been building PCs since 2003. Didnt buy an xbox this gen, and have left the ps eco system entirely outside of some exclusives every year. this year only ff7 and astrobot after ff16 and spiderman 2 last year.

 

[StereoVsn]

It's clearly rookie numbers considering how Ubisoft and Square Enix release major titles on Steam. Why sell to tens of millions when you can sell to tens of thousands!?

 

[Kacho]

I'm in there.

99% of my game time is on PC these days. Buying a Steam Deck only increased how much I play.

 

[Banjo64]

Playing through Halo CE on my Deck at the moment cleaning up some achievements.

If Valve keep making accessible hardware I'm in for the foreseeable.

 

[Magic Carpet]

I've been playing Broken Sword on and off all weekend.
I got a notice that Avatar Pandor is once again 50 percent off. Maybe this time I'll bite.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Doesn't simply logging in or just being in a community forum count as being online? I mean it's a nice milestone but I don't think it means 38 million people were actually playing games on Steam concurrently.

 

[digital_ghost]

Every time you post a player number statistic a concord dev dies inside.

 

[Monad]

I'm also part of the statistic.

Many of the Sony games I was interested in, as well as several Microsoft games I used to play (both on Game Pass and purchased) I've already bought them on Steam.

In my opinion, it's simply the best platform for gaming.

 

[Puscifer]

Shout out to China y'all

 

[Icymanipulator]

I figured we would mark milestones like 35, 40, 45, etc.
will there be a thread for 39 million?

 

[Topher]

I figured we would mark milestones like 35, 40, 45, etc.
will there be a thread for 39 million?

 

[Kacho]

I got a notice that Avatar Pandor is once again 50 percent off.

Wow that got ported to Steam quick. Didn't even know it hit the platform yet... wonder if we'll see a quick port for Outlaws too.

Just saw Prince of Persia came over in August. Ubi's port times are short these days. Only thing missing is Mirage but I'm guessing that hits Steam in October.

 

[64gigabyteram]

I figured we would mark milestones like 35, 40, 45, etc.
will there be a thread for 39 million?

the real question is if there'll be a thread for 69 million

 

[Icymanipulator]

the real question is if there'll be a thread for 69 million

That may be one of the most important milestones in the history of gaming

 

[DaleinCalgary]

congrats to someone

 

[Kacho]

I don't think it means 38 million people were actually playing games on Steam concurrently.

These threads are always about people online, not all are in game. It's the ever increasing player pool that's impressive. PC is growing at a rapid pace.

 

[Humdinger]

Filthy console peasant to the end!

 

[RyanEvans21]

Doesn't simply logging in or just being in a community forum count as being online? I mean it's a nice milestone but I don't think it means 38 million people were actually playing games on Steam concurrently.

Mostly steam running on background.

 

[Phase]

Very cool. The bigger the player base the better.

 

[Yoboman]

How many millions clicking a banana

 

[ArtHands]

That PS5 Pro effect got many people building a $700 PC

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

These threads are always about people online, not all are in game. It's the ever increasing player pool that's impressive. PC is growing at a rapid pace.

I mean it (Steam) is growing, sure. Dunno if it's a "rapid" pace, though. It probably only seems that way because they're the only platform with transparent player/community metrics/data.

Which is something I've given Valve props for, FWIW.

 

[dcx4610]

Love to see it. I just wish people would realize PCs are more than gaming. It should be viewed as a hub for everything tech you do. The phone experience is gimped compare to PC.

 

[HogIsland]

There's no reason all gaming can't be PC gaming

 

[Buggy Loop]

How many millions clicking a banana

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Not impressive.

 

[Lillie]

When's EA going to see NHL needs to be on PC again

 

[Magic Carpet]

Wow that got ported to Steam quick. Didn't even know it hit the platform yet... wonder if we'll see a quick port for Outlaws too.

Just saw Prince of Persia came over in August. Ubi's port times are short these days. Only thing missing is Mirage but I'm guessing that hits Steam in October.

It's been on Steam for quite a while now. And been on and off sale several times.

 

[yurinka]

I was told PC is dying.

 

[Sgt. Pinback]

Steam regdate September 2003 reporting in.

Now that Sony and Microsoft have devolved their systems into worthless, overpriced boxes of outdated junk running ludicrously expensive software of middling value, Steam is more important to me than ever before.

 

[MayauMiao]

I mean, I'm one of them.

Who in NeoGAF isn't?

 

[kapshin]

Playing through Halo CE on my Deck at the moment cleaning up some achievements.

If Valve keep making accessible hardware I'm in for the foreseeable.

I want one a lot but since it's been out two years already I decided, for now at least, to wait for a SD 2.

 

[pasterpl]

I was told PC is dying.

This.

 

[M.W.]

PC gaming is the best gaming.

 

[lh032]

You can access steam with any PC/laptop as long it mets the requirements.
So as long I can log in to steam and play a game, i'm one of the numbers right?
Hot take here but i think is quite easy to achieve, considering most household have at least 1 Pc or a laptop.

 

[PSYGN]

Has it ever trended downwards?

 

[Griffon]

Keep in mind. This is simultaneous users, meaning at the same times at the very same minute. This is insanely high. The monthly user numbers must be insane.

 

[Soodanim]

>Set Steam to boot with Windows
>Don't play anything
>Be part of records

 

[Cakeboxer]

same. both sony and ms pushed me into full time PC gaming even though ive been building PCs since 2003. Didnt buy an xbox this gen, and have left the ps eco system entirely outside of some exclusives every year. this year only ff7 and astrobot after ff16 and spiderman 2 last year.

Same. I have build my pcs since the 90s, but they were always low-mid specs and i also had consoles. Microsoft with every game day1 pc and Sony with their cinematic over the shoulder action adventure spam made me go full pc.

You can access steam with any PC/laptop as long it mets the requirements.
So as long I can log in to steam and play a game, i'm one of the numbers right?
Hot take here but i think is quite easy to achieve, considering most household have at least 1 Pc or a laptop.

Yes, but not any pc/laptop is used for or able to play games and not every pc player uses Steam. 38,3 million concurrent users is beyond impressive and i hope we reach 40 million soon and 50 million after.

 

[Zathalus]

For everyone saying this is just people that have Steam online in the background, this is true. It's also true that the in-game metric has been growing rapidly. Five years ago the in-game metric was 5.2 million, now it's 12.2 million.

 

[Bavarian_Sloth]

 

[lh032]

Same. I have build my pcs since the 90s, but they were always low-mid specs and i also had consoles. Microsoft with every game day1 pc and Sony with their cinematic over the shoulder action adventure spam made me go full pc.

Yes, but not any pc/laptop is used for or able to play games and not every pc player uses Steam. 38,3 million concurrent users is beyond impressive and i hope we reach 40 million soon and 50 million after.

majority of pc players use steam, and there is alot of indie games on steam which has low requirements.
So it would be quite common for some casual user to log in steam and play some indie games, just saying here.

 

[Fahdis]

Sex with Hitler on Steam surely boosted the number

 

[Fahdis]

I was told PC is dying.

PC2 fixes this of course.

 

[Cakeboxer]

majority of pc players use steam, and there is alot of indie games on steam which has low requirements.
So it would be quite common for some casual user to log in steam and play some indie games, just saying here.

Correct, they could just play Vampire Survivors that could run on my fridge. Doesn't make this number any less impressive, especially because there is no Minecraft or Fortnite on Steam (222 million active players in August 2024) and many people just or mainly play one of those games.

 

[nemiroff]

You can access steam with any PC/laptop as long it mets the requirements.
So as long I can log in to steam and play a game, i'm one of the numbers right?
Hot take here but i think is quite easy to achieve, considering most household have at least 1 Pc or a laptop.

It's pretty funny, for those of us being with Steam and PC gaming since the beginning these are the same regurgitated arguments ("laptops!", "low hardware!", "bad games!", "bad casuals!"...) we saw years ago when the numbers were a fraction of what they are now.

 

[DenchDeckard]

40 mill by the end of the year. PC is going to get a sizeable boost from the Pro doom and gloom thats going on.

 

[ArtHands]

It's pretty funny, for those of us being with Steam and PC gaming since the beginning these are the same regurgitated arguments ("laptops!", "low hardware!", "bad games!", "bad casuals!"...) we saw years ago when the numbers were a fraction of what they are now.

It is better to let them think that way and let them see for themselves, instead of lowering your intelligence to waste time explaining why they are wrong.