The Platforms

There are a plethora of platforms to purchase video games from. One of the biggest, if not most popular platform to purchase video games from is Steam. Steam is owned by Gabe Newell who is also the President of the Valve Corporation.

Why was Steam created?

Steam was created as a platform for Valve to upgrade and host servers for their games as before doing so would disconnect their player base for several games. Valve recognised the potential this platform had in the form of providing games to the player base through retail channels.

Steam's Development

At first Steam was an application that was a requirement for most Valve games to work