Many of you probably have already seen that a new Steam hardware survey has gone up today. If you haven't yet seen this, then I suppose it's a good thing you have me around to inform you!
The new version of the Steam Hardware Survey tracks hardware adoption behavior by collecting data on a monthly basis directly from computers running Steam. Today's re-launch of the public survey results includes data collected since June of this year, and reveals adoption trends from the past six months. The results are now updated on a monthly basis and allow readers to view specific reports of interest.The Steam hardware survey page has also received a spiffy new graphical update to go with the new stats. The stats, as they are displayed, will show the changing trends in hardware used by the various Steam users throughout the world.
The survey was first conducted in March of 2004, when Steam made its commercial debut with the launch of Counter-Strike: Condition Zero. Since then, Steam has collected data from over 8 million PCs. In addition to allowing individual gamers to compare their computers to those of the community at large, the Steam Hardware Survey has become an industry touchstone, providing valuable insight for companies across the software industry.