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Steam Is Adding Hardware Specs to User Reviews in New Beta Update

The optional new feature aims to add further nuance to game reviews.

Operation Sports

$A fraction of the most popular PC games over the past year use hardware-level ray tracing, which is far fewer than I'd predict just 24 months ago$

A fraction of the most popular PC games over the past year use hardware-level ray tracing, which is far fewer than I'd predict just 24 months ago

That's five of the 21 most popular games.

PC Gamer

Stardew Valley-inspired life sim dev "working with Valve to ensure all fake reviews - positive and negative - are flagged and removed," insists it's not behind fake Steam positivity

The Starsand Island devs "are disheartened to see the obviously fake positive reviews"

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I can now say I've been killed by a nonogram thanks to this roguelike that turns Picross into a dungeon crawler

I always knew I'd go out this way.

PC Gamer

Steam to add hardware specs to reviews — optional feature could help you dodge poorly optimized games

Steam revealed in its Client Beta patch notes that it will let users show the specifications of their hardware when leaving reviews. This should help other players considering a title see if the feedback was affected by the reviewer's hardware, although Valve says that this feature remains optional.

Tom’s Hardware

The latest Steam beta lets you give Valve your frame rate data, focusing on SteamOS devices to 'learn about game compatibility'

Anything that improves SteamOS is a win in my book.

PC Gamer

Capcom shadow-drops Dino Crisis 1 and 2 onto Steam with a surprising discount — is it gauging interest for a series comeback?

The classic survival horror game Dino Crisis and its action game sequel, Dino Crisis 2, have been re-released on Steam out of nowhere by Capcom, each with a 50% discount.

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Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol 1 got its final big update, if you want to bolt 61GB of 4K textures onto MGS3 and, thank God, finally switch the cancel and confirm buttons in MGS1

That MGS3 texture pack sure looks AI-ey, though, don't it?

PC Gamer

Valve trials new Steam reviews option that lets you include your hardware specs, letting everyone know if those performance issues are a you problem

It will be easier than ever to silently judge people

GamesRadar

Steam reviews set to show a player's specs so it's easier to know if you'll share their experience or they misread the minimum

Though that's only if users choose to add it.

PC Gamer

The first two Dino Crisis games are on Steam for the first time and half-price, but packaged with Enigma DRM

The frogurt is also cursed.

PC Gamer

Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition is out tomorrow, and features 5 versions of the 1995 classic, as well as a lost SNES prototype

It's a lot of Rayman, if you're into that.

PC Gamer

'Quarantine Zone: The Last Check' is the most viral game on Xbox right now — and you can play it on PC Game Pass

Brigada Games and Devolver Digital’s zombie apocalypse checkpoint simulator puts you in control of your very own checkpoint. Check survivors, weed out the infected, and research the disease, and you just might survive in this viral indie game available now on Xbox PC and Game Pass.

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Kojima makes Death Stranding 2 PC port official in new trailer, and it's coming pretty darn soon

The PC port will have widescreen support, an unlocked framerate, and frame generation.

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Every Xbox and PC game shown during Sony's PlayStation State of Play February 2026

Sony's first PlayStation State of Play in 2026 included some games coming to Xbox and PC, too. Here's everything we saw.

GamesRadar

Metaphor ReFantazio director is "delighted to see Japanese-style RPGs being born" around the world as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 joins the 2024 GOTY in a deep discount Steam bundle

"Expedition 33 is a work that conveys a deep understanding of and sincere dedication to the JRPG genre"

PC Gamer

One of the best-reviewed new games on Steam right now is about feeding raccoons and cryptids with the cosmic, Lynchian oven of your eerie woodland house

It's the neighborly thing to do.

GamesRadar

Steam might stop dev from releasing viral horror game just by ignoring them: "Be prepared for the game to be delayed until further notice"

Welcome to Doll Town might need to delay its welcome

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Football Manager 26 Is Tracking As The Lowest Steam Performer In Over A Decade

FM isn't retaining players like it used to.

GamesRadar

Accused of forging Steam reviews to boost their anime life sim, Starsand Island devs claim they're innocent and confused: "Whoever may be behind this, we kindly ask you to stop"

Starsand Island launches with a bizarre controversy weighing it down

Operation Sports

WWE 2K Battlegrounds and NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 Servers Shutting Down In July

Gone forever.

TechRadar

Steam Next Fest kicks off this month, and ZA/UM Studio's next game Zero Parades: For Dead Spies is getting a free demo to try out

ZA/UM Studio has announced that a free demo for Zero Parades: For Dead Spies will be available during Steam Next Fest this month.

GamesRadar

My biggest problem with Stardew Valley is fixed in the hottest new life sim RPG on Steam, which has 1,700 reviews at 91% positive after 1 day in Early Access

Starsand Island is finally here

PC Gamer

'Please let us focus on making our game in peace' developer says to whoever is behind a slew of fake positive reviews that it swears definitely isn't them

Starsand Island's reputation is off to a bit of a rocky start.

Windows Central

"I just cried. Already bought." — Diablo 2 fans rejoice over the Reign of the Warlock expansion, and I'm right there with them in demon-slaying glory

Diablo 2 just got its biggest content update of the past couple of decades, and the outpouring of joy from the community is a thing to behold. The beloved game was just re-resurrected, and I couldn't be happier.

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