Valve’s Linux-based SteamOS is rapidly reshaping the landscape of PC gaming, with new data from Steam’s July 2025 Hardware & Software survey illustrating a notable shift in user preference away from Microsoft’s once-unassailable Windows 11. According to the survey, SteamOS market share surged by...
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For over a decade, Microsoft’s Windows 10 has stood as the default environment for PC gamers, a reign so pervasive that even its impending demise has barely made a dent in player habits and preferences. Data drawn from 44 consecutive Steam Hardware Surveys, analyzed longitudinally and validated...
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Microsoft’s evolving digital landscape rarely rests, and the latest surge of updates, platform shifts, and hardware launches offers a snapshot of relentless innovation — and its accompanying challenges. Diving into the latest set of changes and releases, we uncover a shifting balance between...
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