Published , by Brittany Vincent
Published , by Brittany Vincent
Valve has shared some eye-opening information about folks' gaming habits when hanging out on Steam, and the results might surprise you. The company grabbed a stream of data from various users over the last few years to analyze how people interact with their games, like which players use keyboard and mouse combos to game, and which use controllers.
As it turns out, an overwhelming amount of players – 30 million in fact – use controllers on Steam. Interestingly enough, 783 players are using dance pad controllers, likely for fun speed runs and dance-centric games like Crypt of the Necromancer. Most of the aforementioned controllers are Xbox One and PlayStation-branded, because duh, that's the best way to play anyway.
Out of that data, 15 million have registered more than one controller, and there's a total of 60 million pairs of devices connected to Steam. The rest of the menagerie of controllers includes Steam controllers, Switch Pro controllers, and fightsticks. That's a lot of variety, but we see where most folks' preferences lie, of course.
With the Xbox One getting keyboard and mouse support soon, it's interesting to see this synergy between console controller support and PCs happening. It's proof that in the world of gaming, where there's so many options for just about everyone, you can have your cake and eat it, too. Now, hand us that mouse and keyboard combo on Xbox One.