Thanks to this survey, we know that the most commonly used memory configuration is 16GB, the most popular graphics card is the RTX 3060, the most commonly used VR device is the Oculus Quest 2, and Windows 10 remains the most popular operating system among Steam users.
This last fact is particularly striking since Windows 10 will stop receiving support in the form of updates in a year, specifically starting on October 14. From that date, Windows 10 will be an unsafe operating system for carrying out any activity, as long as it is connected to the Internet.
If any vulnerability is discovered, Microsoft will only patch it for users who subscribe to the service. extended support which will last a maximum of 3 years and will not exactly be cheap.
Windows 11 was released in 2021, and although it didn’t go down very well initially (something that’s common every time Microsoft releases a new version of Windows) as time has gone by, it has become an excellent version of Windows, far superior in terms of performance and features as Windows 10. However, it seems Steam users disagree.
In the survey that Steam has just published for the month of July, we see how the market share of Windows 10 on Steam has risen almost one point, standing at 50.16%, the same percentage that Windows 11 has dropped to 45.81%.
Windows is the most widely used operating system in the world of video games and Microsoft is aware of this, which is why it designed this new version adding a large number of improvements so that users can better enjoy their favorite games with functions such as DirectStorage and Auto HDR in addition to the feature that uses AI to upscale video games.
While it is true that the first year of Windows 11 was quite tough in this regard, as it featured many performance issuesAs time has passed, these problems have disappeared, however, it seems that users of this platform are not entirely convinced.
In fact, we only need to look at any Twitch stream to see that all streamers are using Windows 11 instead of Windows 10. This makes us wonder about the veracity of Steam’s statistics, as they can be affected by data from countries like China, which has a huge user base.
It would be nice if Steam could filter these statistics to remove certain countries or regions from the results. This would allow users to get a more specific idea of the hardware and software used in their region.
How can it be that Windows 10’s market share worldwide is 65% while Windows 11’s is at 30% according to Statcounter statistics? It can’t be that there are so many Difference between Steam and Statcounter data.