How Valve is changing Steam in 2019

Valve Software is finally facing some major challengers in the PC gaming space, and it is planning a number of updates to keep its Steam service competitive. In a blog post today, the company looked back at the platform improvements it made last year. It also provided a list of updates that it is planning to launch in the future. These include fixes that address usability complaints as well as the official Chinese release of Steam.Steam now has 90 million monthly active users, according to Valve. That’s a huge number. And that customer base is Steam’s best defense against incoming PC gaming store competition from Epic Games and Discord. Valve also confirmed that it has 47 million daily active users, and all of its customers make 1.6 million new purchases each month.While Epic is peeling developers away from Steam with exclusivity deals and partnerships with Ubisoft, it can’t compete with Steam’s audience size. Epic’s Fortnite has 200 million players, but most of those aren’t on PC. This doesn’t mean Epic cannot afford to scrap and fight for every new install of the Epic Games Store. But it does mean that Valve has a big lead. And it can insulate its leads by improving how Steam functions for normal gaming fans and developers.