Steam Survey Takes PC Gaming's Pulse

Via Rock Paper Shotgun and Primotech, the latest in Valve's ongoing PC hardware survey via the Steam service. Some very interesting stuff in there, though probably nothing too surprising. From RPS's analysis: "Vista has shown a small increase in representation, but clearly nowhere near where Microsoft would have desperately hoped. Previously 7.99% of gamers were using the latest operating system. Now it's 16.91%, with a vast 81.13% sticking with XP. Rather confirming Valve's position on DX10, and what a massive waste of time it is developing for Vista only."

Having played too much TF2...

[My name is Bucket]

I was much more fascinated/saddened/aroused by the fact that I instantly knew the TF2 screenshot from the article was in Dustbowl-- right around the corner from the final cap-- and was on to estimating that Spy's chance of survival (noticing that the sentry hasn't tracked him yet).

Re:MS should reconsider DX10 for XP

[moderatorrater]

I'm hoping that with DX10 as a dead end and openGL available for everyone while still progressing that we'll see more open work in the future. I also want world peace, true love and a pony.

Re:MS should reconsider DX10 for XP

[ByOhTek]

Vista reminds me of a song from the 80s called "Gloria"

specifically the line:
"If everybody wants you, why isn't anybody calling?"

Developing for Vista only?

[ThirdPrize]

That's about as much use as developing for Linux only! Except in one years time 30% will be able to play your game.

Re:MS should reconsider DX10 for XP

[Anonymous Coward]

They have no real incentive to do this; it's not as if they care about their customers.

There, fixed that for you.

Re:MS should reconsider DX10 for XP

[Anonymous Coward]

I want to mod you "+1 Redundant".

Re:MS should reconsider DX10 for XP

[grahamd0]

Bravo. I wish there was a "+1 Didn't use a car analogy" mod.

Re:Vacuum

[Anonymous Coward]

vast = three

Re:Vacuum

[Anonymous Coward]

Yeah, but those three guys are *really* fat, so vast is apt.