Valve is such an anomaly in the space. While they are still a business, they don't seem to chase short-term profits at the expense of trust. They instead try to build up Steam into something that we actually want to use. NOW, they are seriously addressing the biggest problem plaguing modern gaming.... optimization. Valve is allowing you to submit performance data and based on the specs of your personal PC, it'll be able to give an estimate on performance for other people interested in buying the game. ==JOIN THE DISCORD!== https://discord.gg/xbVEkhPJ72 Daniel Owen: https://youtu.be/19qFcGDv_Lg?si=DPXmg16niPQ5xBOt Kryzzp: https://youtu.be/83cGpbdRN_k?si=bg9wqmUsFrxTaXF_ DF: https://youtu.be/ZZeOq4L-Ch0?si=QzyySZOaA0M5vF6q IGN: https://youtu.be/GA4uyOGf4Xc?si=FQfDhrXrfHbwBC0E CrispyJeb: https://youtu.be/rKWlR6ZCfik?si=MfsY3cHc_IFfNHLo https://store.steampowered.com/app/1285190/Borderlands_4/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2246340/Monster_Hunter_Wilds/ https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/3462-CD4C-36BD-5767 https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Software-Survey-Welcome-to-Steam https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/hogwarts-legacy https://store.steampowered.com/app/3321460/Crimson_Desert/ https://store.steampowered.com/steam_refunds/ https://legal.epicgames.com/store/refund-policy https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/store/ps-store-refund-request/ https://www.nintendo.com/us/refund-return-policy/digital-products/ https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/1r3dl6i/you_can_now_attach_hardware_specs_to_steam/ https://www.techpowerup.com/347287/valve-confirms-steam-machine-verified-to-ditch-ui-legibility-requirements-details-steam-frame-verified https://videocardz.com/newz/valve-adds-steam-deck-framerate-and-survey-data-to-steamworks-dashboard https://www.pcworld.com/article/3108271/steam-is-building-a-game-performance-estimator-for-your-pc.html https://macgamesdb.com/fps-analyzer https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=G3UA5WC5S5UUKB5G https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/steam-starts-gathering-fps-data-with-latest-client-update-company-to-estimate-framerates-based-on-your-hardware-beta-feature-to-focus-on-steamos-devices https://videocardz.com/newz/valve-may-add-30-day-price-history-to-steam-game-pages 0:00- dichotomy 0:35- w optimization 2:33- the problem with PC gaming 3:36- how Valve has been fixing it 6:37- they are literally TELLING you how the game will run 9:48- Valve's goal 11:00- concerns 13:26- another w
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Borderlands 4 CEO said we are too poor, Jensen said we have $10 000 PCs at home, and Gabe said he'll stop these delusional CEOs, W as usual for Gabe.
Valve does nothing: wins Valve does something: wins more
Recommending a 5090 on any rec spec list is freaking CRAZY LMAO
To devs: We bought an expensive GPU so we could play games on high with a decent FPS, we did *not* buy them to make YOUR job easier.
imagine toggle "hide games that run slower than 60fps on my pc"
Valve the rare company that collects some data on your computer and actually does something useful and gives back to the community
Lego Batman 👀👀
90% of the AAA game budget went to someone’s pocket instead of into the game.
My dad played a game for 40 minutes and decided he didn't like it. Then he went to work and when he got home, there was 10 hours of play time. He requested a refund and told Steam that he'd left it running by accident, and hadn't actually been playing as he didn't like it. He got the refund no questions asked.
I would argue that this is not winning by doing nothing. This is winning by doing the right thing for the consumer.
the new lego batman game made me sick because my high end bulid getting 60 fps with frame gen is crazy
Bro that 2% battery left on your Steam Deck. Living life on the edge
Gabe didn't take the evil company class
Tim Sweeney will bitch on X about Valve being a monopoly whilst pushing the exact causes of the decline of PC gaming; UE5 and a platform that doesn't allow consumers to write reviews, chat with friends, upload addons & trade in-game items.
The day Steam and Valve is publicly traded is the day gaming is dead.
Valve should also prohibit developers from releasing games with Kernel Level anti-cheat on Steam.
Valve is cooking so hard they baked a cake, and this time its not a lie!
I have a friend who is solo-dev in a zombie game with UE5 with graphics as close to photorealism as he possibly can with his resources. For the last year, he demonstrated me that the best way to optimize his game is, ironically, by turning off all modern "optimization" systems implemented by the engine (Nanite, lumen and so on) and just run it with good old LODs, optimized meshes and tricks he learnt with years of modding in non-PBR engines like in Valve's Source engine. He runs on a 3070 and has consistent 200+ FPS in a game that looks quite pleasant and doesn't compromise effects such as volumetric fog, rain, lightnings and foliage moving in a forest. He turns on nanite and all that goes down to an inconsistent 30-60 FPS. I confirmed myself with my own tests. It's hilarious. Yes, it depends from case to case. But most devs do NOT use those system because their game needs it. They just use it as a shortcut to cut costs at our expense, calling us stupid for not buying a 5090 to run their game at 30FPS.
If you put a 5090 anywhere on your gaming requirement sheets, i'm not buying your game.
We need to bring back the math dorks in game development. They’re the real legends.