The Valve and Steam Platform Discussion Thread

[Modron]

Here is how to clean up steam: move all VNs to separate storefront, bam 60% of post 2015 stuff gone. Do the same with platformers, bam another 30% gone. Just highgrade the better 2d platformers to main steam and nothing of value would be lost.

 

[Jenkem]

ATLAS, for all its controversies and drama, is finally dropped out of this weekly revenue chart.

#10 - Raft
#9 - ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN
#8 - MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD
#7 - Rise of the Tomb Raider
#6 - RESIDENT EVIL 2 / BIOHAZARD RE:2
#5 - Grand Theft Auto V
#4 - Survivor Pass: Vikendi
#3 - My Time At Portia
#2 - RESIDENT EVIL 2 / BIOHAZARD RE:2
#1 - PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

Also now that ATLAS is out, every games with ALL CAPS titles are Asian games.

CAPCOM resides:

#10 - ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN
#9 - Grand Theft Auto V
#8 - Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
#7 - Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2
#6 - PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
#5 - RESIDENT EVIL 2 / BIOHAZARD RE:2 Deluxe Edition
#4 - MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD
#3 - RESIDENT EVIL 2 / BIOHAZARD RE:2
#2 - RESIDENT EVIL 2 / BIOHAZARD RE:2
#1 - RESIDENT EVIL 2 / BIOHAZARD RE:2

How is this possible? I was told by Epic Store fanboys and "Game Journalists" that AAA games can't sell on Steam because there is too many simulator games on Steam... This is why locking them to the Epic Store is a good thing!

 

[LESS T_T]

https://steamcommunity.com/groups/enhancedsteam#announcements/detail/1675787121576891113

Announcing Enhanced Steam End of Life
JULY 20 - JSHACKLES

And now it's dead.

But game deal aggregation site IsThereAnyDeal is doing a fork: https://es.isthereanydeal.com/

Firefox version is available now, Chrome version is pending review.

 

[LESS T_T]

https://store.steampowered.com/news/48091/

STEAM CLIENT UPDATE RELEASED

A new Steam client has been released and will be automatically downloaded.

General

• Support using ipv6 for connections to download servers
  
• Fixed multiple issues in tracking Steam window and chat window position and size when adjusted by the user or automatically through DPI and screen size changes
  
• Fixed downloading unnecessary updates for games that self-update after initial install
  
• Fixed a crash related to SteamVR

Desktop Overlay

• Added "Force Quit" button to the desktop client overlay, matching existing Big Picture functionality. Force-quitting a game can result in loss of unsaved data
  
• Added “Edit Controller Configuration”, which will open the current Steam Input configuration in a new window.

Steam Input

• Allow the On-screen Keyboard to spawn on secondary monitors
  
• Fixed a bug that could require you to hit the “Summon On-screen Keyboard” button twice before it launched
  
• Fixed Mouse region bindings in windowed games running without the Big Picture Overlay
  
• Fixed an issue where frequent rumble commands from games could cause input stuttering for PS4 controllers
  
• Fixed some cases where Steam Controller rumble emulation could get stuck on
  
• Added support for HORI Battle Pad
  
• Added support for HORI Wireless Switch Pad
  
• Added support for PDP Wired Fight Pad Pro
  
• Added support for PDP Faceoff Wired Pro Controller

Big Picture Mode

• Fixed race condition in Big Picture chat panel that would intermittently cause some controller actions to not respond
  
• Fixed issue in Big Picture overlay that was causing it to fail to render screen updates in a timely manner
  
• Fixed Control-A/Control-B sending enter and backspace respectively on Windows when in web browser and chat panels

Linux

• Fixed 0-byte downloads getting queued on startup for all Steam Play titles
  
• Fixed incorrect mouse wheel scrolling offsets
  
• Fixed an issue where some games wouldn't be properly detected as still running despite some of their processes still lingering in the background
  
• Fixed system tray including menu sometimes including too many recent game entries
  
• Fixed settings dialog incorrectly always prompting for a client restart
  
• Added gnutls 3 to the Steam Runtime, fixing network connectivity issues in many Steam Play titles
  
• Fixed an issue with host libssl on newer distributions breaking some titles
  
• Fixed a bug that could result in being unable to create shortcuts for certain games. To unblock previously affected titles, delete all *.ico and *.zip files from ~/.steam/root/steam/games and "Verify Game Files" to re-download the icons with the right format
  
• Fixed a crash with in-game purchases in Big Picture
  
• Fixed a case where drop-down menus or notifications would become stuck on screen
  
• Added the ability to force Steam Play compatibility tools for non-Steam game shortcuts

macOS

• Added the ability to quit games from the Steam overlay

 

[LESS T_T]

CAPCOM resides:

#10 - ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN
#9 - Grand Theft Auto V
#8 - Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
#7 - Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2
#6 - PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
#5 - RESIDENT EVIL 2 / BIOHAZARD RE:2 Deluxe Edition
#4 - MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD
#3 - RESIDENT EVIL 2 / BIOHAZARD RE:2
#2 - RESIDENT EVIL 2 / BIOHAZARD RE:2
#1 - RESIDENT EVIL 2 / BIOHAZARD RE:2

Hah, last hurrah of Metro:

#10 - Grand Theft Auto V
#9 - Wargroove
#8 - Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
#7 - Metro Exodus
#6 - ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN
#5 - ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN
#4 - PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
#3 - RESIDENT EVIL 2 / BIOHAZARD RE:2 Deluxe Edition
#2 - RESIDENT EVIL 2 / BIOHAZARD RE:2
#1 - Subnautica: Below Zero

 

[Dexter]

Why Valve doesn't make games anymore, from one of the Campo Santo people:

 

[Alienman]

Might seem nice now, but all creators seem to leave eventually, since nothing ever gets done and produced.

 

[Unkillable Cat]

Might seem nice now, but all creators seem to leave eventually, since nothing ever gets done and produced.

Exactly. Companies with a 'flat structure' *spits* only work when everyone is drinking the same Kool-Aid. There are news reports out there of people who have worked at Valve and were shut out because of this.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Valve is in a unique position in that every competitor ends up tripping over their own feet. It won't be like that forever. Eventually another company will come along that provides a better service and has employees that do put the hours in. They will find themselves out of a job as soon as Valve begins cutting the fat and restructuring to improve efficiency.
Gabe, who made his original fortune from working at Microsoft, should know this better than anyone.

 

[cvv]

What a bunch of apologist dribble. There's a vast territory between "launching nothing except babies" and "slaving 18 hours a day coz crunch" you know.

 

[LESS T_T]

I thought "Valve time" is less about how they are late or releasing nothing, but more about constant delays on promised and published release dates.

 

[Sentinel]

I thought "Valve time" is less about how they are late or releasing nothing, but more about constant delays on promised and published release dates.

Valve Time just denotes Valve's tradition of never releasing things on a promised date. This counts both for releasing it later and earlier than stipulated.

 

[Sentinel]

Might seem nice now, but all creators seem to leave eventually, since nothing ever gets done and produced.

:citation needed:

 

[Alienman]

Might seem nice now, but all creators seem to leave eventually, since nothing ever gets done and produced.

:citation needed:

https://www.engadget.com/2017/05/02/valve-chet-faliszek-writer-htc-vive-departure/

One article talking about devs leaving.

 

[Sentinel]

Might seem nice now, but all creators seem to leave eventually, since nothing ever gets done and produced.

:citation needed:

https://www.engadget.com/2017/05/02/valve-chet-faliszek-writer-htc-vive-departure/

One article talking about devs leaving.

Wolpaw returned. Among other departures, J. Pinkerton also returned.

 

[Alienman]

Then maybe something is in the making... with the Campo Santo people at the helm.

RIP.

 

[Sentinel]

The Campo Santo project got rebooted after they merged with Valve. Kind of like what happened with Portal.

 

[Jenkem]

Artifact just came out

 

[LESS T_T]

In case you're interested in watching another awards show, in 10AM PST February 8th: https://steam.tv/steamawards

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

GABENNNNNNNNNN

 

[Modron]

That is just some common library updating MHC probably will only have to download once plus any other regular scheduled updates. Also install less games.

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

Also install less games.

That would make sense, but I've got a bad habit of leaving a ton of small games installed. Odds are I'm not going to be hit by a sudden overwhelming craving to play Cargo Commander, but you never know. It IS a pretty nice game.

 

[LESS T_T]

In case you're interested in watching another awards show, in 10AM PST February 8th: https://steam.tv/steamawards

Whatever comes out of this, it's live.

 

[PulsatingBrain]

I can't get it out of this ridiculous view

 

[LESS T_T]

GOTY is PUBG