Same perks and disadvantages apply on all platforms Steam collect data from. My guess Valve do apply some weird AI algorithm to determine missing data. IE (just speculation) if there are Steam Decks that never go in Desktop Mode the algorithm pushes itself more widely in the array of the SDs that do.
One thing worth to remember, Valve always knows which binary executable connect to their server (and today very few use Steam’s windows .exe through WINE), the survey is just them asking permission to eventually use your data: is not a commitment, they can fix/screw the statistical data anyway they see fit… I think mostly to fight those who cheat with the stats… Chinese language jumped few time over English (making English a secondary language on Steam) and Valve “fixed” those published data too!
Deliver fake data would be an insanely dangerous game from Valve: that data is what all their partner to make strategic choices… if there’s any proof of that, all their partner would drop the ball and Valve would lose it’s multi billion business in just few weeks.
fake that data is plain stupid too: Valve has all the interest to know and share where is the bigger pie piece… so Capcom, Sega, Blizzard etc. can tune their product. For example, let’s say Valve goes crazy and say that the GPU Nvidia RTX 5090Ti got 50% of market share… and all their partner follow this fake data and deliver all their products with no optimizations: results for their customers? (and, before any one mention it: yes, this apply the opposite: if Valve say 50% of GPU market share are shitty old Intel iGPU… all future games on PC will overly tuned towards the lowest end and big publisher won’t even bother trying with next gen videogames).
Advanced Micro Devices reported that revenue in its second quarter was $5.36 billion, down 18% from a year earlier as the client PC market continues to climb back during the economic downturn. But investors took the report as good news, as AI-related stocks such as AMD, which makes the processors and graphics processing units...
Going back to your beginnings in PC gaming: the first game you played and loved, but the frame rate and resolution weren’t ideal. Your first “I need/want to upgrade my specs” basically.
PC graphics cards to get more expensive again "thanks" to AI boom (archive.is)
PC graphics cards to get more expensive again "thanks" to AI boom (archive.is)
Steam On Linux Usage Spikes To Nearly 2% In July, Larger Marketshare Than Apple macOS (www.phoronix.com)
Steam On Linux Usage Spikes To Nearly 2% In July, Larger Marketshare Than Apple macOS (www.phoronix.com)
Steam On Linux Usage Spikes To Nearly 2% In July, Larger Marketshare Than Apple macOS (www.phoronix.com)
Steam On Linux Usage Spikes To Nearly 2% In July, Larger Marketshare Than Apple macOS (www.phoronix.com)
AMD revenues fall 18% to $5.36B as PC market recovers and AI rises (archive.is)
AMD revenues fall 18% to $5.36B as PC market recovers and AI rises (archive.is)
Advanced Micro Devices reported that revenue in its second quarter was $5.36 billion, down 18% from a year earlier as the client PC market continues to climb back during the economic downturn. But investors took the report as good news, as AI-related stocks such as AMD, which makes the processors and graphics processing units...
Lenovo Reportedly Working on Its Own Steam Deck Rival (au.pcmag.com)
Lenovo Reportedly Working on Its Own Steam Deck Rival (au.pcmag.com)
Critically Acclaimed PlayStation Exclusive Struggling on PC (web.archive.org)
Lenovo Reportedly Working on Its Own Steam Deck Rival (au.pcmag.com)
Critically Acclaimed PlayStation Exclusive Struggling on PC (web.archive.org)
Critically Acclaimed PlayStation Exclusive Struggling on PC (web.archive.org)
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 - Exclusive Announcement Trailer (www.youtube.com)
cross-posted from: kbin.social/m/PCGaming/t/258258...
Life by You | Early Access Date Update (www.youtube.com)
cross-posted from: kbin.social/m/PCGaming/t/260076...
Google Play Games on PC Is Now Better Than Ever (ghostarchive.org)
Google Play Games on PC Is Now Better Than Ever (ghostarchive.org)
Telltale is back! The Expanse: A Telltale Series launches today (ghostarchive.org)
Telltale is back! The Expanse: A Telltale Series launches today (ghostarchive.org)
Cyberpunk and Witcher developer announces it's cutting 'roughly 9%' of its staff over the next 7 months (www.pcgamer.com)
Cyberpunk and Witcher developer announces it's cutting 'roughly 9%' of its staff over the next 7 months (www.pcgamer.com)
Baldur's Gate 3 used intimacy coordinators for sex scenes: 'I never felt 'yuck' in a recording session at all,' says actor (www.pcgamer.com)
Larian Studios believes it’s one of the first motion capture games to use professional intimacy coordinators during production.
Pc Game Market Predicted To Experience Growth Globally By 2030 (menafn.com)
High on Life: High on Knife DLC - 9 Minutes of Exclusive Gameplay | Comic Con 2023 (yewtu.be)
Comic book-style visual novel Invincible Presents: Atom Eve announced for PC (www.gematsu.com)
Overwatch® 2 on Steam (store.steampowered.com)
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What was your first videogame that made you say "Ok, I need to play this game properly: I need to upgrade my specs"?
Going back to your beginnings in PC gaming: the first game you played and loved, but the frame rate and resolution weren’t ideal. Your first “I need/want to upgrade my specs” basically.
Why Upgrading a Gaming PC Right Now is Almost Pointless (safer link repost) (web.archive.org)
The previous link was broken, so I’ve reposted a safer one with archive.org
UK's NHS clinic for 'gaming disorders' claims unexpectedly high patient numbers in early years, with some 'referring themselves' (www.pcgamer.com)
PSVR 2 On PC Now Supports Positional Tracking; Half-Life: Alyx Already Runs With Limitations (exputer.com)
The 6 Rarest MS-DOS Games (& How Much They're Worth) (gamerant.com)
Making Call of Duty a Battle.net exclusive was apparently a 'resounding failure' (archive.ph)
Steam Next Fest 2023 most-played demos ( cozy game "House Flipper 2" beat souls like "Lies of P" ) (www.pcgamesn.com)
So, the most playerd demo on Steam is a cozy game vs a souls like: a sign of the time to come for the next generation of gaming?
Betrayer: free on GoG (www.gog.com)
A new PS4 emulator is in development from the creator of RPCS3, though it's likely years away from running games (www.pcgamer.com)