Steam data shows that Windows 7 remains the number one gaming platform on the market

Nov 1, 2013 09:51 GMT  ·  By

Windows 7 might not be the latest Microsoft offering in the OS market, but it still remains the number one choice for lots of users out there, including those looking to play games on their desktop computers.

The latest round of statistics provided by the Steam platform reveal that the 64-bit version of Windows 7 is now being used by 51.35 percent of Valve’s users, while the 32-bit edition can only be found on 12.59 percent of the gaming computers.

While nearly half of Steam machines worldwide are running Windows 7 right now, the success experienced by Windows 8 is not even close to the one of its predecessor.

At this point, Windows 8 64-bit has a Steam market share of 15.38 percent, up 0.38 percent from the month before, while the 32-bit dropped 0.04 points to 0.75 percent.