Valve's latest Steam hardware and software survey reveals that nearly 68% of Steam users are running Windows 11, marking a significant shift from just a couple of years ago when Windows 10 dominated the PC gaming landscape.
Digital Foundry's year-later review confirms that Oblivion Remastered remains plagued by persistent stutters, frame-time instability, and crashes on PC. Bethesda hasn't released a single patch since July 2025, leaving 2.5 million Steam owners with a technically troubled game.
Denuvo parent Irdeto says updated security versions are in development after hypervisor-based bypasses spread across single-player PC releases. Reports also say NBA 2K25, NBA 2K26, and Marvel's Midnight Suns now trigger a fresh online DRM check every 14 days.
Windows Central reports that Microsoft’s internal Windows K2 effort is using SteamOS as a gaming benchmark. The goal is to make Windows 11 competitive on identical hardware within the next year or two, starting with changes due in coming months.
Valve says Steam Deck 2 remains in development, but there is still no release window. The company also says RAM and shipping constraints are still limiting Steam Deck supply in some regions.
Valve has added new beta Steamworks reporting tools for Steam Deck Verified games, letting developers see 30-day average framerate charts and opt-in user survey results. The survey appears after at least 10 minutes of play, and Valve says variance data and Playable-game support are planned next.
Secret Mode has removed Denuvo from STAR WARS: Galactic Racer before the game even has a release date. The same update cycle also set the PC floor at an i5-8400 or Ryzen 5 2600, 12 GB of RAM, and an RTX 2060-class GPU with 50 GB of storage.
A GamesRadar report on Apr 14 points to a U.S. shipment manifest for wireless PC controllers weighing 12,970 kg, with Valve still giving no solid release date for the new Steam Controller or Steam Machine. The r/pcgaming post reached 1,895 points and 306 comments.
Epic reported 78 million monthly active users and $400 million in non-Epic game revenue for 2025, while two former employees told the Los Angeles Times that many players claim free Epic Games Store giveaways and return to Steam. The Apr 14 r/pcgaming post drew 4,384 points and 920 comments.
VGC reports that Lucas Pope has become more reluctant to discuss unfinished projects because he worries ideas can now be copied or absorbed by AI systems before they are released. The Papers, Please creator also says the success of his earlier games has made the prospect of a next major release harder to approach.
TechSpot reported on April 4, 2026 that newly uncovered Steam client code points to a feature that could estimate game frame rates from other users' real-world data. Paired with Valve's March 9 rollout of optional anonymized framerate collection, the move could make Steam's store pages much more useful for performance-conscious buyers.
Valve’s latest Steam Client Beta lets users manage downloads on remote Steam clients from the active client, tightening the multi-device PC workflow.