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This is the brand new library view. The interface is not that completely different functionally, however it has a brand new coat of paint.
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Bigger adjustments got here to the in-game overlay.
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You can now take notes for every recreation from inside the overlay.
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You an pin notes (and different overlay home windows too) with customizable transparency ranges.
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Some small adjustments have been made to notifications to make them much less overwhelming.
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PC avid gamers might simply make a joke that three issues in life by no means change: demise, taxes, and the basic look of Steam. One of these issues simply modified, although; Valve simply launched probably the most substantial overhaul to Steam in years, together with a visible makeover and a number of new options.
Further, the corporate has introduced the Mac and Linux variations of Steam nearer to parity with the traditionally superior Windows model.
Valve says “probably the most impactful adjustments” are literally underneath the hood. The firm’s builders put effort into reaching higher consistency between how issues work in Steam for desktop, the TV-oriented Big Picture mode, and Steam Deck. This codebase overhaul implies that new options that come to the desktop model of Steam can concurrently ship on Steam Deck with minimal effort.
As for stuff that is seen to customers, although, all the software’s look has been overhauled and modernized. In most instances, issues are roughly the place they was once in the interface—they only look a bit of completely different, with new fonts, colours, sizes, and so on.
That stated, the in-game overlay has obtained a extra vital overhaul, as did notifications.
Steam customers have entry to extra customizations about how and when notifications are displayed, and the notifications panel shows solely new notifications, with a “view all” button for digging into older ones.
In basic, the overlay has extra details about the sport you are enjoying, from achievement progress to enjoying time and past. Valve has made massive adjustments to the controller configurator from the Steam Deck, which is now a part of the overlay at any time when a recreation is linked.
The overlay can be dwelling to arguably probably the most substantial user-facing function: the power to take notes contained in the Steam overlay whereas enjoying a recreation. The notes are related to that recreation, you possibly can write a number of notes per recreation, and they help wealthy textual content formatting.
It would not cease there. You can now pin particular person home windows from Steam’s overlay so they seem on prime of your recreation even when the overlay is closed, and you possibly can modify the transparency of those home windows to your choice. This works not only for notes but additionally for achievements, the online browser, guides, and discussions.
All of that applies to the Windows, Mac, and Linux variations of Steam. On prime of that, Steam now helps {hardware} acceleration on macOS and Linux. That means these variations have achieved parity with Windows for the primary time.
If you have ever used Steam on Mac or Linux earlier than, you realize it has lengthy felt each sluggish and sloppy. That’s not the case anymore. It’s a night-and-day enchancment on these platforms.
These adjustments rolled out this week and must be out there to all customers by now.
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