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Steam — Steam Client Update: July 21st

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Steam Client Update: July 21st

Added
  • Show Steam Machine Verified information on the game capsules in home and on the game details screen
  • Added 'Great on Machine' section to the Library
  • Added 59.94 FPS as an available framerate limit for Remote Play
  • Added support for both the wired and wireless versions of the PDP Afterglow Wave Controller for Nintendo Switch
  • Added support for Turtle Beach controllers for Nintendo Switch 2
Changed
  • Improved notification settings layout in some languages
  • Restored the full set of options to the 'Maximum Game Resolution' dropdown under the 'More Options' sub-menu
  • Re-worked system that managed what subscribed items needed to be updated
  • Reduced frame drops when the framerate limit is set to automatic in Remote Play
  • Set Steam Controller Gyro Calibration Threshold to 50% of the previous value so that it is less likely to trigger while in hand
Fixed
  • Fix bug negatively affecting the efficiency of the Steam content delivery system
  • Fixed a case where the 'Patch Notes' preview box in Settings->System would incorrectly show an event for the wrong channel
  • Fixed a crash when manually starting a game recording
  • Fixed mouse cursor changing to resize cursor at screen edges
  • Fixed a case where the controller pairing screen could pop up during controller firmware updates
  • Fixed incorrect UI scale being used when in Big Picture Mode
  • Fixed offline devices showing as streamable when they aren't
  • Fixed overloading the client video decoder when unlimited bandwidth is enabled
  • Fixed mouse coordinates for input-only streaming
  • Fixed very low refresh rate on some systems introduced in the last beta

We have just shipped an updated Steam Client update to the Stable channel.

Note: This update was re-released July 22nd with the following additional change:

Downloads

  • Fix bug negatively affecting the efficiency of the Steam content delivery system.

General

  • Improved notification settings layout in some languages

  • Restored the full set of options to the 'Maximum Game Resolution' dropdown. They can be found under the 'More Options' sub-menu.

  • Fixed a case where the 'Patch Notes' preview box in Settings->System would incorrectly show an event for the wrong channel. E.g. showing Beta Channel notes when the client is opted in to the Stable Channel.

  • Fixed a crash when manually starting a game recording.

  • Fixed mouse cursor changing to resize cursor at screen edges.

  • Fixed a case where the controller pairing screen could pop up during controller firmware updates.

Desktop Mode

  • Fixed incorrect UI scale being used when in Big Picture Mode.

Steam Machine

  • Show Steam Machine Verified information on the game capsules in home, and on the game details screen.

  • Added 'Great on Machine' section to the Library

Steam Workshop

  • Re-worked system that managed what subscribed items needed to be updated.

Remote Play

  • Added 59.94 FPS as an available framerate limit

  • Reduced frame drops when the framerate limit is set to automatic

  • Fixed offline devices showing as streamable when they aren't.

  • Fixed overloading the client video decoder when unlimited bandwidth is enabled

  • Fixed mouse coordinates for input-only streaming

  • Fixed very low refresh rate on some systems, introduced in the last beta

Steam Input

  • Steam Controller: The Gyro Calibration Threshold has been set to 50% of the previous value so that it is less likely to trigger while in hand.

  • Steam Controller: Gyro Calibration threshold is now available in Steam->Settings->Controller->Details->Calibration & Advanced (Open)->Gyro Calibration.

  • Steam Controller: You can choose to disable hardware calibration and rely on the standard Steam Input Gyro Calibration tools instead, by using the "Enable Software Calibration for Steam Controller" toggle.

  • Steam Controller: Fixed Gyro stutter due to IMU timestamp being ignored.

  • Added support for both the wired and wireless versions of the PDP Afterglow Wave Controller for Nintendo Switch.

  • Added support for Turtle Beach controllers for Nintendo Switch 2.

Steam Controller Firmware

  • Fixed occasional repeated trackpad samples that caused issues with momentum during trackball mode.

  • Fixed an issue with unintentionally waking host devices while shutting down the controller.

  • Fixed an issue with occasional repeated button presses on the B Button.

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