Well, that didn't take long now did it? After hitting a new high on January 2 that was very close to the big milestone, just today Steam officially passed 28 million users online.
The fun thing is while preparing this article, the record got smashed repeatedly again. It went from 28,091,667 to 28,122,386 and then 28,155,279 in the blink of an eye. This new all-time peak is with 7,908,863 people actually playing a game, which you can see confirmed on SteamDB.
Here's what was in the top most played at the time:
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Dota 2
- PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
- Apex Legends
- Grand Theft Auto V
- NARAKA: BLADEPOINT
- Rust
- ARK: Survival Evolved
- Football Manager 2022
- Team Fortress 2
Just how many of those millions will buy a Steam Deck though? It's going to be fun to find out.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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BlackBloodRum Jan 9, 2022
Just think of all that money rolling in.. 
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Quoting: BlackBloodRumJust think of all that money rolling in..To be honest the first thing I think of is the extreme infrastructure required to handle such masses properly. That ain't cheap, I tell ya.
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Quoting: BlackBloodRumJust think of all that money rolling in..That's a beautifully appropriate thing for your handle + avatar to say, but shouldn't you have started it with "Arrr, me hearties"?
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Team Fortress 2 in the top 10? Surprising given the abandonment memes. Bots?
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QuoteJust how many of those millions will buy a Steam Deck though? It's going to be fun to find out.
And how much of them will install Windows on it, because of not running games in light of your EAC article?
Hopefully not to much, as the Deck may not be that great for competitive games.
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Philadelphus Jan 9, 2022
Another interesting question is, how many people not currently on Steam will be buying a Steam Deck?
(Yeah, I know you need an account to pre-order it at the moment, but that might not always be the case whenever Valve is finally able to get on top of supply issues. And people could always get an account in the future after it's released and they've seen reviews/demonstrations from a friend/etc.)
(Yeah, I know you need an account to pre-order it at the moment, but that might not always be the case whenever Valve is finally able to get on top of supply issues. And people could always get an account in the future after it's released and they've seen reviews/demonstrations from a friend/etc.)
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Mohandevir Jan 10, 2022
Quoting: PhiladelphusAnother interesting question is, how many people not currently on Steam will be buying a Steam Deck?
(Yeah, I know you need an account to pre-order it at the moment, but that might not always be the case whenever Valve is finally able to get on top of supply issues. And people could always get an account in the future after it's released and they've seen reviews/demonstrations from a friend/etc.)
Is there such a thing as a gamer that doesn't have a Steam account nowadays?!
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furaxhornyx Jan 10, 2022
Quoting: MohandevirQuoting: PhiladelphusAnother interesting question is, how many people not currently on Steam will be buying a Steam Deck?
(Yeah, I know you need an account to pre-order it at the moment, but that might not always be the case whenever Valve is finally able to get on top of supply issues. And people could always get an account in the future after it's released and they've seen reviews/demonstrations from a friend/etc.)
Is there such a thing as a gamer that doesn't have a Steam account nowadays?!
Console gamers ?
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BlackBloodRum Jan 10, 2022
Quoting: Purple Library GuyI do when I've had enough rumQuoting: BlackBloodRumJust think of all that money rolling in..That's a beautifully appropriate thing for your handle + avatar to say, but shouldn't you have started it with "Arrr, me hearties"?
🤣
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Kimyrielle Jan 10, 2022
Quoting: furaxhornyxQuoting: MohandevirQuoting: PhiladelphusAnother interesting question is, how many people not currently on Steam will be buying a Steam Deck?
(Yeah, I know you need an account to pre-order it at the moment, but that might not always be the case whenever Valve is finally able to get on top of supply issues. And people could always get an account in the future after it's released and they've seen reviews/demonstrations from a friend/etc.)
Is there such a thing as a gamer that doesn't have a Steam account nowadays?!
Console gamers ?
Mobile gamers. Who apparently make up the majority these days, as hard to believe as it is.
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