Alright, so picture this: everyone and their grandma is hanging out on Windows, especially gamers, right? It’s kind of like this rickety old ship that everyone fixes up instead of jumping onto a new one. Anyway, Steam’s Hardware Survey—it’s showing a little love to Windows, specifically, Windows 11. People are slowly moving over from Windows 10 and… who knows where else.
So, Windows 11 is now, like, the shiny throne-sitter. It climbed up by 1.54% in June. Almost 60% of gamers on Windows are chillin’ with version 11. Why though? Maybe they’re just curious?
Now, flipping the coin, Windows 10’s kind of taking the hit here. But not entirely—you got folks dipping their toes back in Windows 11’s pool, just as macOS and Linux are losing a few fans. Maybe Windows is the comfy couch everyone’s drawn to after trying the sleek modern chairs?
Oh, there’s also this thing about Microsoft letting Windows 10 users hang onto their security for another year. Kind of like giving your buddy an extra burger coupon. Might keep people stuck there for a while.
Then there’s this lovely picture of diminishing Windows 7, which is just, at this point, a mere whisper in the OS realm. Windows 11’s almost twice as popular as Windows 10 now. Maybe it’ll hit that milestone soon. On the big stage, Windows 10’s having a bit of a nosedive, with Windows 11 ready to take over.
But there’s this niggling question: what about the folks who can’t jump the 11 bandwagon? Microsoft’s given them a breather, but will they hang around until Steam’s Linux share bumps up or Windows 11 wins them over? Time will tell, as they say.
Now, about those graphics. The hardware survey is an eye-opener, or maybe not if you’ve been keeping tabs. The story here is usually about a desktop GPU, but guess what? The RTX 3060 isn’t the top dog anymore. Surprise? Well, it’s the RTX 4060—specifically the laptop version! Did a double take on that one, honestly.
We’ve looked at quite a few gaming laptops and indeed, they’re… getting pretty swanky. Seeing a laptop chip topping the charts is a twist—even though when you think about it, not totally out of nowhere. Wallet-friendly options tend to suit folks better.
Desktop GPUs still run the show in a big way, with the RTX 3060 laptop chip sneaking into the top ten. But, this laptop thing might hint that gaming habits are shifting. Plus, there’s the RTX 4060 showing up in more non-gaming laptops. Makes you wonder if grabbing a full-on gaming rig is just overkill now.
AMD’s making headway too, kind of shadowing Intel. And with the rise of handhelds like the Steam Deck? Console lovers won’t be the only ones cheering. Anyway, if you’re a PC gamer? It’s an interesting time, let’s just say that.
