Only Around 10% of Steam Gaming Sessions Are Played With a Controller

[{"selector":"#anim-8ddf4fcf-023a-4cc0-bda4-d8ac7780c3c4","keyframes":[{"transform":"scale(1)","offset":0},{"transform":"scale(1.05)","offset":0.33},{"transform":"scale(0.995)","offset":0.66},{"transform":"scale(1)","offset":1}],"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":3}] Only Around 10% of Steam Gaming Sessions Are Played With a Controller

[{"selector":"#anim-a296f034-10ee-4df5-84f7-25e571c448dd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e51bc107-6627-496c-b30c-63a56c12a0fa","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(-115.60509%, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":100,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Around 10% of Steam gaming sessions are played with a controller.

[{"selector":"#anim-20b46a38-fd7e-4d0d-b8f5-459bfe5307c4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9ce97449-da73-4a57-9f15-7d460eb7a866","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(-115.28663%, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":100,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Keyboard and mouse remain PC gamer’s favorite.

[{"selector":"#anim-26867cd4-efa7-4b03-9491-02467e7177ee","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-92c78d2a-6fbc-488f-a3a3-471690f42402","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(-115.28663%, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":100,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Value has released controller usage statistics with a bunch of interesting information.

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[{"selector":"#anim-44c68098-8f87-4c26-b829-0e6c47bb9c22","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9fd81787-0a45-4f7d-a34c-a307d61f9512","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(-115.28663%, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":100,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Over 70% of fighting and sports games were played with a controller.

[{"selector":"#anim-fc6f3535-a15a-49ac-adde-a0d8a51d9643","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-03c7c83e-a580-49ec-9b7e-7ecdd7f9c36a","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(-115.60509%, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":100,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Elden Ring saw a near 50/50 split between keyboard, mouse and controller usage.

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