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Steam now has 50% more users than PlayStation, and Sony's own decisions might be pushing more players there

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Play Has Many Limits: Recent controversial changes to Sony's business strategy could have a significant impact on PlayStation's future. According to the latest figures, the console business is increasingly becoming a secondary player compared to the much larger PC gaming market. Meanwhile, Steam is generating more revenue than ever, and the worst may still be ahead for PlayStation.

Shawn Layden recently said that bringing PlayStation games to PC was never about money. However, newer estimates of Steam's user base could put the former Sony executive's comments in a different perspective. Companies that do business with PC's most successful digital storefront have access to a massive pool of potential customers – certainly a much larger audience than PlayStation currently offers.

New estimatesfrom analyst Simon Carless suggest that Steam has now surpassed 200...

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