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New Steam UI coming soon
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Baron von Loathsome
Member
Finally.
LinkSlayer64
Member
I think we had a thread on this, although the initial focus was different.
Regardless, great! Hopefully it's all good, and that custom theme makers can adapt easily. I need to get my mom one that makes things just a tad bigger.
Regardless, great! Hopefully it's all good, and that custom theme makers can adapt easily. I need to get my mom one that makes things just a tad bigger.
Toadthemushroom
Member
If it's missing high-dpi support and support for the precision touchpad API in Windows I'll be disappointed.
Still, looking forward to this. The current Steam interface was built in a world of low-dpi monitors, older interface design and very traditional hardware (keyboard and mouse).
Things have moved on since then, so I hope Valve accommodates new expectations.
Still, looking forward to this. The current Steam interface was built in a world of low-dpi monitors, older interface design and very traditional hardware (keyboard and mouse).
Things have moved on since then, so I hope Valve accommodates new expectations.
Hero Prinny
Member
This is the first question that needs to be askedwill it support high DPI displays?
SeeNoWeevil
Member
Steam client is so unbelievably dated looking. I think people just have nostalgia for it at this point.
What's funny is this looks like something a fan made as a joke, but it's actually hanging in Valve's offices.
brotkasten
Member
Imp the Dimp
Member
Good. Current UI is slow and outdated. I doubt anybody is clinging to this.
will it support high DPI displays?
Please this. Such wasted space with the current store.
Hidden One
Member
I literally thinking about the new Steam UI earlier this morning.
Not like there is anything better right now. Uplay and Origin both sacrifice functionality for pointless minimalism. They would also be a nightmare through with bigger libraries.
It's straight up terrible at the moment. It has a ton of features that are buried beneath menus and under settings that don't make sense. Adding friends was a nightmare (couldn't remember what my user name was and spent 5mins trying to find it), family sharing wasn't the most intuitive thing to set up and the recommendation system is bust.
Honey Bunny
Member
Something to make library view less depressing please
With all the problems Steam has with an outdated UI, this is an odd issue. If you purchase a game prior to release, it's going to show up in your library so you can confirm the purchase and preload the game.
It's assumed the consumer is aware of the game's release date at that point.
Ugh, I always use the minimal UI so I don't have to see the extended launch page already. If it's slow to load because of a bunch of community stuff that will be annoying, especially since Steam sometimes gets broken where nothing on your profile and no community pages will load at all until you totally restart the client.
And in addition to all that, I don't want to see any community screenshots when I launch a game because of the troll spoiler risk. It's already annoying that they got rid of the old single click store link from a friend's right click menu, and now you have to jump to the community page, wait for it to load, and THEN jump to the store page.
And in addition to all that, I don't want to see any community screenshots when I launch a game because of the troll spoiler risk. It's already annoying that they got rid of the old single click store link from a friend's right click menu, and now you have to jump to the community page, wait for it to load, and THEN jump to the store page.
60EffPeeEss
Member
What is peoples problem with the UI? It doesn't look "outdated", it just has problems with stuff being really hidden, stuff that should be a bit obvious.
Apart from that, it functions well.
Apart from that, it functions well.
franklyshankly
Member
Feel like I've heard this forever.
sixteen-bit
Member
that should have an olive color retro mode
There's a huge amount of dissonance between different sections of the client and it's ugly and overly masculine, a product of the bygone era of PC gaming pandering almost exclusively to Exxxtreme Gamerz.
Yes... yes it does. Extremely so.
LuciusAxelrod
Member
I really hope they don't ruin the category system. I have hundreds of games organized into 6 categories.
I don't want my organization to be overridden because some game I have got an update.
That's an advertisement for a game I already own.
I don't want my organization to be overridden because some game I have got an update.
That's an advertisement for a game I already own.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
It looks like they are trying to incorporate elements that are available on the store pages (such as reviews) into the client itself, which is smart. I've been a Steam user since 2011 and aside from some gradient changes and "under the hood" stuff like big picture mode and controller interfaces, the library tab hasn't changed much visually.
I'm optimistic that these changes will be a good thing.
I'm optimistic that these changes will be a good thing.
I'm not looking forward to making a mad rush to fix Enhanced Steam when the store pages get updated though.
StrangeRoboMemory
Member
About time...current layout is really stale.
UI isn't all looks, it's to do with usability as well.
ResourcefulStar
Neo Member
I hope disabling time tracking and achievement earning will finally become an option (GOG Galaxy has it, AFAIK). Both features are a big turn-off to me, and I prefer to play Steam games in the offline mode whenever possible because of them.
hullostranger
Member
I laughed harder than I should have at this lmao
@OP, Looking to see how big picture mode is going to be improved on!
