The Valve and Steam Platform Discussion Thread

[Fedora Master]

VR is still A Thing?

 

[Morgoth]

VR is still A Thing?

Valve has three major VR games in development, so according to them at least, yes.

 

[Steamboat Willie]

Valve has three

So at least one of them will be cancelled for sure.

 

[Villagkouras]

Isn't today the day that the new UI beta rolls out? Do we have to opt in for beta updates to receive it?

 

[LESS T_T]

It's 3AM in Valve. I'd expect news around the Steam update time (10AM PDT).

 

[Morgoth]

19:00 CEST is when Steam updates usually roll out. That's about in less than 7 hours now.

 

[Rahdulan]

19:00 CEST is when Steam updates usually roll out. That's about in less than 7 hours now.

Might even opt in for a beta.

 

[Sentinel]

 

[LESS T_T]

Beta is live: https://store.steampowered.com/libraryupdate

edit: looks like it's currently not updating...

edit: it is now.

 

[LESS T_T]

https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/2885041763127316560

Steam Library Beta Now Open
All players are invited to opt-in and try it out


We're pleased to announce that the New Steam Library is now available in open beta – all players can opt-in and try out the new features.



Learn about the features of the New Library

You can learn more about the features of the New Library from the Library Update page and our recent blog post.



How do I join the beta?

Opting in to the Steam Client Beta lets you use the latest features before they're released, not just the New Steam Library.

Follow the instructions below to participate in the Steam client beta:

1. With Steam running, click on "Steam" in the upper left, then choose the "Settings" menu. (Preferences on Mac) or follow this link.
2. On the "Account" tab under "Beta Participation" click the "Change..." button.
3. Select the "Steam Beta Update" from the drop down list and click "OK".
4. You will be prompted to restart Steam, please select the "Restart Steam" button.

We want to know what you think!

We've done our best to make improvements that we believe evolve the Steam Library experience to make it better and more relevant for everyone. Let us know what you think, we'll be making improvements throughout the Beta period.

-The Steam Team

 

[Sentinel]

So I'm 5 minutes in and I already noticed the uninstall game option is gone. You now have to go to the game's properties to do it. And my RAM usage is in the 500MB and rising (currently at 700MB, same as my WoW client).

Very well done Mr. Gaben.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

So I'm 5 minutes in and I already noticed the uninstall game option is gone. You now have to go to the game's properties to do it. And my RAM usage is in the 500MB and rising (currently at 700MB, same as my WoW client).

Very well done Mr. Gaben.

 

[Sentinel]

So I'm 5 minutes in and I already noticed the uninstall game option is gone. You now have to go to the game's properties to do it. And my RAM usage is in the 500MB and rising (currently at 700MB, same as my WoW client).

Very well done Mr. Gaben.

Yep, I restarted the client and it's there. There's also a Library entry in the settings menu now. Time to test it out.

 

[Merlkir]

Huh, I'm not downloading anything, but the beta sure is absolutely flooding my network connection. Funny.

 

[Belegarsson]

Dear god I can't stop laughing at that big ass font for game title.

 

[Alienman]

Does it reset your categories? Please say no...

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Does it reset your categories? Please say no...

do people actually use those?

 

[LESS T_T]

Does it reset your categories? Please say no...

It will convert them to collections. They're more useful and easier to manage (drag and drop), also automated collections based on filters are cool.

 

[pakoito]

The performance is piss-poor, at least on Mac. Worse than a website.

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

Does it reset your categories? Please say no...

do people actually use those?

I didn't used to, but it's handy for some shit. I've only bothered to make categories for CYOA games (Since they get lost in the shuffle easily) and boardgames. In most cases I just start typing the name of the game I want, but in a few cases I can just have a catchall category and that'll cover 'em. If I started going too deep with it I'd have to ask myself forbidden questions like "What is an RPG".

 

[Ivan]

Does it reset your categories? Please say no...

do people actually use those?

...what categories?

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

Does it reset your categories? Please say no...

do people actually use those?

...what categories?

Right click a game in your Steam library, pick "Set categories", add whatever categories you like and add the game to whatever ones you want. It's just a method of sorting. If you look at your library as "Games" (Rather than "My games") it'll have tabs for all the categories you've made and the games you listed as such are put in there. If you look at "My games" then it's just you regular unsorted alphabetized list. The categories aren't automated or built using store tags or whatever, it's entirely on you to do whatever you want with them, so you can do completely subjective shit like "Games that looked cool" for stuff you haven't played yet in your backlog, etc.

 

[LESS T_T]

Oh finally, freeware games are visible even if you don't have them installed.

 

[Rahdulan]

I guess they really did give up on hounding devs to update their game artwork. No worries, community will fix it.

 

[Alienman]

I don't understand what the graphical representation of games you own on the right are for? You already have your easy to read list on the left? Just look messy as hell.