"As part of the Steam Client Beta update Valve released on February 12, users will now be able to attach information about their hardware specifications when they post a new game review or update an old one. It's not uncommon to find negative reviews that complain about a game's performance, information that's hard to draw a conclusion from without knowing what kind of hardware the reviewer is using."
"Alongside the new option in reviews, Valve is also experimenting with a way for users to share "anonymized framerate data" with the company. When framerate sharing is enabled, "Steam will collect gameplay framerate data, stored without connection to your Steam account but identified with the kind of hardware you are playing on," Valve says. The feature is specifically focused on devices running SteamOS, Valve's Linux-based operating system for the Steam Deck and some third-party handhelds. The extra information could help the company's attempts to improve game compatibility using software like Proton."
"A game's sales performance and discoverability on Steam is heavily influenced by its review average, a data point Steam users sometimes manipulate for reasons unconnected to the quality of a game. Provided reviewers actually attach their specs - at least in the beta, the feature is entirely optional - Valve's mercurial reviews ecosystem could end up becoming more nuanced overall."
Steam Client Beta adds an option to attach hardware specifications to new or updated game reviews so readers can better judge performance complaints. Reviewers can optionally include system specs, which can make critiques more informative and may reduce the effect of review average manipulation on sales and discoverability. Valve is experimenting with anonymized framerate data collection from SteamOS devices; Steam will collect gameplay framerate metrics without connection to accounts but tagged by the hardware used to help improve compatibility and Proton performance. The beta also includes bug fixes and lets users give reasons when they disagree with a Deck Verified rating.
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