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Steam Doubles Sales Seven Years Straight

Posted on Friday, January 6 @ 10:45:35 Eastern by

What exactly does it take to be called "bigger than jesus?" Do you have to sell a shit ton of stuff? Do you have to have rabid fans the world over? Do you have to have a physically larger presence than Jesus himself?

Gabe and Valve have all those basis covered as they announce today that Steam now plays host to 40 million accounts and 1,800 games with 2011 year-over-year sales doubling last years digits. During the ever-popular Steam holiday sales, 5 million simultaneous users were logged on at the same time.

Were you one of them?

In addition to all the astounding data above, Valve gave further reason to drop your jaw. In 2011 ALONE, Valve served up 780 PETABYTES of data to consumers. That's double 2010.

2012 and the future seem to be geared for even bigger Steam figures as the company is preparing to launch "Big Picture Mode" which will see Steam support for even more screens in your home. [Insert Valve-time joke here]
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  • kronos_question
    kronos_question
    Joined: Nov 2006
    Posted: Jan 6th, 2012 at 11:11 am
    and EA still thinks origin can compete with Steam
    0 2
  • Bras
    Bras
    Joined: Jul 2008
    Posted: Jan 6th, 2012 at 11:49 am
    "Valve's Steam Integrated Service: Coming to every screen in your life, any minute now*!"

    *in 5 years
    0 0
  • OdiousLupous
    OdiousLupous
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Jan 6th, 2012 at 1:10 pm
    Tvs will no longer exist so there will be a major launch day patch to acclimate to whatever viewscreen, crystal ball, reflecting pool or cauldron type device we would then watch our favorite programs.
    0 0
  • nine_ball
    nine_ball
    Joined: Nov 2011
    Posted: Jan 6th, 2012 at 7:03 pm
    Hopefully, it will have been worth the wait.
    0 0
  • Squiggy
    Squiggy
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Jan 6th, 2012 at 4:23 pm
    No, what we meant to say is we are LARGER than a SLICE of bread.
    0 0
  • Longo_2_guns
    Longo_2_guns
    Joined: Jun 2003
    Posted: Jan 6th, 2012 at 9:31 pm
    Angry Beavers was such a great show with a title that makes me chuckle now that I've grown up.
    0 0
  • Ivory_Soul
    Ivory_Soul
    Joined: Nov 2005
    Posted: Jan 7th, 2012 at 3:21 pm
    Petabyes can be turned into a PETA joke...and I have never thought anyone could use that term until now...
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