

Whilst other platforms are emerging and gaining traction, there is likely no better resource for examining gaming over the last decade. It's a bit like Google's Play Store or Apple's App Store for phones.Ī large part of Steam's success as a platform is due to its use of frequent sales, convenience as a unified digital game library, and the aforementioned shift to digital over physical. It hosts a variety of community features, allows pushing game updates to users automatically, and gathers news stories relevant to each title. In case you are not familiar, Steam is a digital store for purchasing, downloading and playing video games. Whilst physical copies still just about feel at home on consoles, the PC market has long since moved digital. Fast-forward a little over 10 years and the Steam Store is huge, ubiquitous as the home of PC gaming and distribution.
