Steam, Direct2Drive, Xbox Live Report Big Year-On-Year Gains

Steam, Direct2Drive, Xbox Live Report Big Year-On-Year Gains

ktchong|17 years ago|Industry

According to newly released statistics, competing PC digital distribution services Steam and Direct2Drive have posted significant year-over-year revenue growth, while Microsoft Xbox Live download services has seen big gains in download counts.

In particular, Valve’s Steam service revealed a 97% increase in download sales, year-over-year, as it continues to sign major publishers such as LucasArts and Rockstar Games to its PC download service.

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