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The thread discusses a Guru3D article highlighting the rising adoption of Windows 8.1 among Steam gamers, with Windows 8.1 reaching around 10.75% usage in January 2014, closely trailing Windows 8. The original poster notes that Windows 7 remains dominant. A later comment questions the accuracy of these statistics and points out that the emergence of Steam OS could significantly influence future gaming OS trends. The overall sentiment suggests cautious optimism about Windows 8.x's growth but acknowledges potential shifts with new OS developments.
kemical

kemical

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Guru3D have a small article on the rise of gamers switching to 8.1:

If you peek at Steam's survey on OSes ytou'll notice that 21 percent of Steam gamers is now using Windows 8.x During the previous month that figure was 20.06 per cent. It looks like it won't be long until Microsoft's latest OS hits the 25 per cent milestone for Steam users, however the lead of Windows 7 seems unassailable.

Here is the January 2014 operating system list for Steam, in order of biggest to smallest share as TNW reports today:

  • Windows 8.1: 10.75 percent
  • Windows 8: 10.56 percent
  • Windows 7: 63.04 percent
  • Windows XP: 6.25 percent
  • Windows Vista: 4.30 percent
  • Mac OS X: 3.47 percent
  • Linux: 0.86 percent
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Ralph Bromley

Ralph Bromley

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Not real statistics however, plus statistics can be fooled.
The real thing to look out for is steam OS which may change how things really go.
 

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