Only 15% Of Steam Playtime Is On New Releases In 2024

[@Ixxlostinabox]

This is percentage of TOTAL PLAYTIME across all games, not a percentage of accounts that played a new release. That means that across all games on steam, 15% of total play time was spent in games released in 2024. Considering most people play Dota and CSGO on steam, 15% is pretty high.

[@SomeSimpleNumbers]

Thank you for pointing that out. I usually record my videos late after midnight. I got the interpretation wrong. I reread the steam text again and you are correct. I change the title to better reflect that. My data in the video is still accurate, People in mass are still playing older games more than the new ones. I try my best to report accurate information and can admit when I am wrong. Thank you again.

[@Ixxlostinabox]

@@SomeSimpleNumbers Yup nothing you said in the video is wrong, the title was off so nice change. The way Valve worded that stat makes it easy to misunderstand.

[@LividAardvark3911]

Cause game companies keep releasing slop for the "modern audience."

[@SomeSimpleNumbers]

This is certainly true with the past few releases from Western Triple A Companies. Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League, Concord, and Star Wars Outlaws. Dragon Age The Veilguard has also been quiet on their sales numbers. Thankfully there are still a lot of good games out there especially AA and indies that I am currently playing and enjoying.

[@goldfish1837]

Yeah i noticed that aswell Truly wield

[@HunterGatherer10]

It's basically the same every year, why is this news

[@SomeSimpleNumbers]

It is a current event. It is relevant information for steam year in review and I find numbers interesting. Also I wanted to talk about it. You may not find it to be news worthy and that is fine. The beauty of KZbin is you can make a video and talk about what you want. Thank you for your comment.