• woelkchen@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Has this writer never used Steam or is he just unaware how many people buy games they don’t actually play

    Firstly: If you had ever used Steam, you’d know that Steam differentiates between “have game in the library” and “have previously played a game”. A bought game that was never launched, doesn’t show up in these stats.

    Secondly: It’s clear you did not bother to read the article. “The numbers take into account players on Xbox, as well as those playing the Game Pass/Windows Store version of the game on PC.” The 25% number isn’t even from Steam.

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        1 year ago

        In the Steam client, you have this box on the right:

        And when you click on View All, you get something like this:

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          1 year ago

          Dont think I ever read those then again I mainly just play games and collect a million unplayed ones

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      1 year ago

      gamepads makes it a lot easier to start then get bored too