Valve reveals new Steam statistics, ooph.

"Valve has just revealed that they have over35 million active customers on Steam. If you remember theysaidthere were approximately 30 million last year. So it's definitely a good bump for them in one year. Steam also hit 4 millionconcurrentusers online this month.

Steam is now available in 237 countries and in 21 languages, and for a platform that had a really slow start in 2004, this is simply phenomenal.

Valve says,

Steam is our direct pipeline to customers. It began as a little sleeper project—a handy tool to update Counter-Strike—and morphed pretty quickly into the world's largest online gaming platform.Steam guarantees instant access to more than 1,800 game titles andconnects its 35 million active users to each other—and to us.Through Steam, fans can easily buy, play, share, modify, and build communities around Valve products as well as titles from other independent game studios. Steam is available in 237 countries and 21 different languages.

Gabe Newell mentions that to handle the growth of Steam, they have upgraded their infrastructure. For 6 million unique users logging on the platform per day, the infrastructure has to be solid, and Valve realizes the importance of this.

Newell says, "To meet this demand, the Steam infrastructure has been increased and now has ability to run at 400Gps, enough bandwidth to ship a digitized version of the Oxford English Dictionary 92.6 times per second."

Then they hint about the improved Source engine.

In addition to Steam, there is Source, our own state-of-the-art game engine. Its sophisticated character animation, advanced AI, real-world physics, shader-based rendering, and super extensibility have helped us create some of the most popular and good-looking games on the market for computer and consoles.We don't like to brag, but Source is considered the most flexible, comprehensive, and powerful game development environment out there.And it's about to get even better.

It can only mean one thing – yeah you know what. But let us know what you think in the comments section below. Is Valve going to announce 'it' soon?"

Source:

http://gamingbolt.com/35-million-active-gamers-on-steam-valve-hints-at-an-improved-source-engine

Um, well, wow.

Are they just going to keep updating the Source engine forever?

Are they just going to keep updating the Source engine forever?

Phoenix534

Are they just going to keep updating the Source engine forever?

Phoenix534

Hm. More "it" would be a nice change of pace from shooters nowadays that are basically on-rails. That is if we're talking about the same "it."

Are they just going to keep updating the Source engine forever?

Phoenix534

They sound sound like IW/Treyarch regarding the 12 year old Quake 3 engine they use for COD.

And it's about to get even better.

Don't you toy with me, Valve. :|

Stop being such a tease Gabe and announce 'it' already!

Steam...

Glad to see improvement whenever they come :)

But but but PC gaming is dead you don't hear anyone in gamestop go their to buy PC games or talk about it!

funny thing is when I was christmas gift shopping some dude in his 30s or something walked into gamestop and asked for the PC version of Assassins Creed 2 :lol:

But but but PC gaming is dead you don't hear anyone in gamestop go their to buy PC games or talk about it!

funny thing is when I was christmas gift shopping some dude in his 30s or something walked into gamestop and asked for the PC version of Assassins Creed 2 :lol:

NoodleFighter

[QUOTE="Phoenix534"]

Are they just going to keep updating the Source engine forever?

lowe0

[QUOTE="lowe0"][QUOTE="Phoenix534"]

Are they just going to keep updating the Source engine forever?

II_Seraphim_II

[QUOTE="lowe0"][QUOTE="Phoenix534"]

Are they just going to keep updating the Source engine forever?

II_Seraphim_II

[QUOTE="II_Seraphim_II"][QUOTE="lowe0"] Why not? It's been thoroughly tested and debugged. No sense throwing that away without a compelling reason.Brean24

[QUOTE="Brean24"]

[QUOTE="II_Seraphim_II"] progress seems like a compelling reason. If we used ur logic, we would all be on the unreal engine 1lawlessx

[QUOTE="NoodleFighter"]

But but but PC gaming is dead you don't hear anyone in gamestop go their to buy PC games or talk about it!

funny thing is when I was christmas gift shopping some dude in his 30s or something walked into gamestop and asked for the PC version of Assassins Creed 2 :lol:

dom2000

I can show you a lot of times people have said it :)

35 million? But isn't PC gaming dead? Does that mean that only zombies play and/or make core games on the PC? :?

[QUOTE="II_Seraphim_II"][QUOTE="lowe0"] Why not? It's been thoroughly tested and debugged. No sense throwing that away without a compelling reason.lowe0

Graphically, yes it does. This is why infinite uses the UE3 engine.

only people who talk about pc gaming being dead are people like you who annoying bring it up in a sarcastic way.....35 million is impressive! what is xbox live and psn in comparison??dom2000

I'm one of them! :D

The most amazing aspect of these stats is that they are far from including all dedicated PC gamers. I know personnally many people that either don't have a Steam account (rare) or haven't logged on it in years (more common), so they wouldn't count as "active members".

Still wont change the fact PC gaming will be dead again when next consoles come out.

Apparently....:roll:

Are they just going to keep updating the Source engine forever?

Phoenix534

It's free, so I don't see why this would "astound" us...SHATT3R3D-GLASS

35 mil ACTIVE customers. So....you know.

Almost a year ago, Valve said they have three surprises for us in one year. The first was DOTA 2, the second was CS:GO. And now they are telling us that Steam "is about to get much better." What are you planning, Valve?organic_machine

[QUOTE="organic_machine"]Almost a year ago, Valve said they have three surprises for us in one year. The first was DOTA 2, the second was CS:GO. And now they are telling us that Steam "is about to get much better." What are you planning, Valve?lucfonzy

[QUOTE="organic_machine"]Almost a year ago, Valve said they have three surprises for us in one year. The first was DOTA 2, the second was CS:GO. And now they are telling us that Steam "is about to get much better." What are you planning, Valve?lucfonzy

Theres 4 million people online on steam right now :D What's with people saying they're probably alt accounts I highly doubt 4 million players will have 35 million alt accounts

The most amazing aspect of these stats is that they are far from including all dedicated PC gamers. I know personnally many people that either don't have a Steam account (rare) or haven't logged on it in years (more common), so they wouldn't count as "active members".

milannoir

Active members aren't people not using their Steam accounts.

Keeping in mind it is worded 'active customers', people purchasing things through steam.

I really don't think so, simply because it wasn't much of a surprise. It's been going that direction for quite some time.organic_machine

I'm willing to bet they'll announce something HLcentric towards the end of the year, on a new engine that's an overhaul from Source - as Source is about to go free ala UDK.

Theres 4 million people online on steam right now :D What's with people saying they're probably alt accounts I highly doubt 4 million players will have 35 million alt accounts

NoodleFighter

I think its the first time I've seen It peak at 4 million.

[QUOTE="SHATT3R3D-GLASS"]It's free, so I don't see why this would "astound" us...kris9031998

35 mil ACTIVE customers. So....you know.

[QUOTE="milannoir"]

The most amazing aspect of these stats is that they are far from including all dedicated PC gamers. I know personnally many people that either don't have a Steam account (rare) or haven't logged on it in years (more common), so they wouldn't count as "active members".

skrat_01

Active members aren't people not using their Steam accounts.

Keeping in mind it is worded 'active customers', people purchasing things through steam.

I really don't think so, simply because it wasn't much of a surprise. It's been going that direction for quite some time.organic_machine

I'm willing to bet they'll announce something HLcentric towards the end of the year, on a new engine that's an overhaul from Source - as Source is about to go free ala UDK.

Same thing.. since the people I'm talking about haven't logged on Steam in years, they of course didn't buy anything on Steam either.

We don't like to brag, but Source is considered the most flexible, comprehensive, and powerful game development environment out there.

skrat_01

[QUOTE="NoodleFighter"]

Theres 4 million people online on steam right now :D What's with people saying they're probably alt accounts I highly doubt 4 million players will have 35 million alt accounts

Jebus213

I think its the first time I've seen It peak at 4 million.

Actually it got to 4.5 million over the labor day weekend.

Who has alternate accounts? Out of maybe 20 people who I know and who have Steam, 0 of them have "alternate accounts".

Can somsone clue me in? Why would you want an alternate account?

[QUOTE="kris9031998"]

[QUOTE="SHATT3R3D-GLASS"]It's free, so I don't see why this would "astound" us...SHATT3R3D-GLASS

35 mil ACTIVE customers. So....you know.

[QUOTE="Jebus213"]

[QUOTE="NoodleFighter"]

Theres 4 million people online on steam right now :D What's with people saying they're probably alt accounts I highly doubt 4 million players will have 35 million alt accounts

Kinthalis

I think its the first time I've seen It peak at 4 million.

Actually it got to 4.5 million over the labor day weekend.

Who has alternate accounts? Out of maybe 20 people who I know and who have Steam, 0 of them have "alternate accounts".

Can somsone clue me in? Why would you want an alternate account?

[QUOTE="SHATT3R3D-GLASS"][QUOTE="kris9031998"]

35 mil ACTIVE customers. So....you know.

kris9031998

more psn users then that and steam has 80% of the dd market i guess pc gaming is not that popular.

more psn users then that and steam has 80% of the dd market i guess pc gaming is not that popular.

dontshackzmii

Who cares how popular it is exactly?