"Valve has started testing a new feature that will allow users to add hardware specifications to user reviews, giving you more information when attempting to determine how a game might run on your own PC. The update, which is currently being deployed to the Steam Beta Client, will give users the ability to attach hardware information to user reviews instead of just relying on users entering this in the text directly. The patch notes don't mention how or if these specifications will be verified by Steam, or whether the information is going to be sourced from Steam's optional Hardware Survey database."
"Either way, it should give reviews more context when users leave criticism over a game's performance, letting you make a decision over whether it might affect your current hardware configuration. In addition to this, Valve is also giving users the option to allow for anonymized framerate data collection. This is currently exclusive to devices using SteamOS (which is officially just handhelds currently) but will apparently be used to help Valve determine game performance and compatibility to improve Steam going forward."
Valve is testing a Steam Beta Client feature that lets users attach hardware specifications to their reviews, offering clearer context for how games run on different systems. Users will be able to attach hardware information instead of typing it into review text. The patch notes do not state whether Steam will verify submitted specifications or source them from the Hardware Survey. Beta users can opt in to anonymized framerate data collection on SteamOS devices to help evaluate game performance and compatibility. Collected data may guide optimizations for the Steam Machine and broader Steam platform improvements.
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