PC video game distribution platform Steam has passed the 40 million concurrent user mark for the first time ever. It's a remarkable achievement for Steam, which remains the dominant distribution service of choice for most PC players.
Steam was initially launched in late 2003, with Valve using it as a way to distribute its own games digitally, notably the critically acclaimed FPS Half-Life 2. As the years passed, more and more third-party publishers began to release their own games on Steam, and set the service up for success. For many gamers, the popularity of Steam is largely down to Valve continuing to make consumer-friendly choices on the platform, in an industry where many feel the opposite is largely true. With players building up their game libraries on Steam over the years, it's getting harder and harder to dethrone Steam, no matter the resources of the competitor.
A new shooter demo on Steam draws in massive concurrent player numbers that put it briefly near the top of the Steam charts.
SteamDB's charts have revealed that Steam has just crossed the 40 million concurrent users milestone for the first time ever, after coming close a few times over the...
