Really feel just like the Steam desktop shopper was lengthy overdue for a serious improve? So did Valve. In the present day the corporate launched an replace for the platform that features most of the options it has been testing within the app’s beta channel. The newest shopper options up to date fonts and menus, a revised notification system and a redesigned in-game overlay. Higher nonetheless, Valve says the platform has been rebuilt with an all-new framework designed to assist options ship concurrently throughout all variations of Steam.

Meaning a few of the new options baked into the desktop shopper are additionally already out there on Steam Deck. Particularly, Valve known as out the shopper’s overhauled in-game overlay — along with a brand new interface and extra versatile toolbar, gamers additionally now have entry to a brand new notes instrument that syncs throughout PCs. Due to the brand new framework, this characteristic is now out there on desktop and Steam Deck concurrently. The overlay additionally has a brand new “pin” characteristic that can enable customers to maintain that notes instrument (or some other window from the in-game interface) seen throughout gameplay.

Valve can also be making an attempt to scrub up the shopper’s notifications. Clicking on the icon ought to now solely present the latest and related notifications, and can immediate customers to click on via to see a full historic view. Customers ought to see small updates throughout the remainder of the shopper as properly, together with up to date dialog textual content, new fonts and tweaked colours.

The brand new options are good, however Valve appears most happy with the enhancements its made beneath the hood. Along with the brand new framework, the corporate says that its enabled {hardware} acceleration for Mac and Linux customers, providing a smoother expertise throughout all platforms.

Final, and maybe least, the replace will be the finish of the legacy Steam Massive Image mode. Buried among the many shopper’s lengthy record of bug fixes is a observe that the command line choice to allow “oldbigpicture” has been eliminated. We’re all utilizing the Steam Deck interface now.

The brand new Steam Shopper replace is accessible to obtain now. Try the total patch notes for particulars.

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