The biggest Steam update in years just arrived. Here’s what’s new

Steam is the world’s most popular platform for PC games and a bedrock of the industry. But if you compare the Steam of today with, say, the Steam of ten years ago, surprisingly little has changed. Or surprisingly little had changed, because Steam just released one of its biggest updates in recent memory. Valve has reworked the Steam client from the ground up, including changes to the framework underpinning the entire program. The user interface and in-game overlay were revised, too, and a bunch of new features were added. Here’s what’s new after you update Steam. This article was translated from German to English, and originally appeared on pcwelt.de. Revised framework: Steam gets new guts The most important innovation isn’t even visible to users: Steam’s underlying framework has been revamped. The new Steam framework offers developers an environment to access tools, libraries and more. The improvements are intended to make it easier to share code between the desktop client, Big Picture mode, and Steam Deck. Among other things, this makes it possible to deliver many of the new features to the Steam Deck at the same time as the main client. Steam’s new look The change you’ll notice first and foremost is the new user interface. Dialogue windows, menus, colors, fonts – Valve has made numerous changes to Steam’s look. The basic structure remains largely the same, but has been given a new coat of paint. Same, and yet different. Steam has made... Continue reading at 'PC World'

[ PC World | 2023-06-15 14:35:55 UTC ]
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Toronto breaks 86-year temperature record as unseasonable warmth hits

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The Netherlands in Taiwan: 400 Years of Shared History

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The 23-Year-Old Publishing Satire That is Still Painfully Relevant

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The Kobo Libra 2 drops to its lowest price of the year so far

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