Comments on: Windows 8 is a video game industry failure according to Valve and the NPD Group

By: Cody Griffy

Cody Griffy — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 08:21:14 +0000

What was wrong with windows 7? Did we really need to be controlled even further with a new windows release..?

By: JuanS

JuanS — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 10:06:07 +0000

Lol. Articles like these make me chuckle everytime. People always bitch and complain. I don’t know how people forgot but XP was the same way. Ppl HATED xp. And then before you know it, it became the gamer standard. Windows 8 is just fine. People who write things have never taken time and used it for some length of time.

By: JoeTehUnderdog

JoeTehUnderdog — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:38:16 +0000

Actually in a way, He kinda is. They’re investing quite a bit in Linux for the future and have a closed beta for Steam already. Of course they’re also working with AMD and Nvidia on better drivers and are forcing progress on the platform. It looks very encouraging.

By: Kyle Davis

Kyle Davis — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 15:38:27 +0000

If you need further proof, the Windows Store is rolling out a "Top Paid Apps" section (finally). I haven't seen it yet here in the US, but apparently one of the top apps is Pin Steam, which pins steam games to the start screen:

http://www.windows8update.com/2012/12/06/windows-store-adds-top-paid-apps-section/

By: corbo

corbo — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 09:26:30 +0000

I'm getting on just fine with games in Windows 8.

Steam are planning on releasing their own games console. Of course they are going to slate Windows.

By: HellbinderNext

HellbinderNext — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 02:32:23 +0000

I'm using windows 8 right now. I think its awesome. Its really and updated windows 7 with a new user interface and its faster that greased lighting.

I'm surprised people hate it so much. I like it more and more every day. in fact going back to windows 7 and the older style start menu and controls seems dated and old to me now.

I don't have a single bad thing to say about it.

By: Buster

Buster — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:39:46 +0000

So very true. The problem is they make one huge mistake. In this case, Microsoft tried to be too different and cutting edged. It flopped/flopping horribly.

I used to walk into Wal-Mart and see kids and adult playing with the laptops. Now they look at it confused. Half of them are poking the screen eventhough the unit isn’t touchscreen, other’s simply walk by.

Windows Vista was a red-headed step-child. Windows 8 is simply a mistake. Should have used protection Microsoft.

By: Kyle Davis

Kyle Davis — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:13:05 +0000

I submitted this for correction. This is just embarrassing for Digital Trends. Here's a better report:

http://asia.cnet.com/windows-8-is-fourth-most-popular-os-on-steam-62219677.htm

By: gfletcher

gfletcher — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 06:28:58 +0000

The author clearly misread the statistics from Valve. I hope he has the integrity to issue a correction or retraction. Windows 8 has already hit 4.69% of Steam users (4.25% running the 64-bit version + 0.44% running the 32-bit version), according to the statistics Valve published, in just one month, already surpassing all versions of Mac OS X combined.

By: Krubecker

Krubecker — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 06:26:31 +0000

IBM once could have ruled the PC world, but they threw it all away.

Now Microsoft is doing the same.

As a long term DOSWindows user I have to start thinking that the future belongs to Linux.

By: Matthew Schulz

Matthew Schulz — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 02:32:53 +0000

This article is shoddy. Perhaps the author should go back and review the Steam statistics and add in the 4.25% of users categorized as using Windows 8 64 bit. It is very concerning that this was missed since every version of Windows clearly is tracked in two categories by Steam.

Further, I am having trouble seeing how NPD data, which only tracks physical sales, can in any way be correlated to the adoption rate of Windows 8, especially with regard to Steam usage, whose digital sales are in no way tracked or accounted for by NPD. In fact I'm not sure how physical sales of games (even if digital sales weren't a huge untold part of the story) would have any correlation to the success of Windows 8 at all.

By: Jeremy Petzold

Jeremy Petzold — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 23:21:18 +0000

The OS X Launch Pad is almost exactly the same thing as the Windows start screen (Apple uses grid of icons rather than tiles). Is valve’s CEO saying Linux is the future of desktop gaming? What is with the irrational complaining?

By: jimboloko

jimboloko — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:22:19 +0000

I’m sticking with my dual boot Vista/XP rig. It’s good for everything: gaming, modding, whatever. I really don’t see the need for 8.