![]() Jun 7th 2023 Steam On Linux Restores Hardware Acceleration by Default for NVIDIA GPUs (5).Jun 15th 2023 Valve Releases Major Steam Desktop Client Update (18).May 18th 2023 Steam Will End Google Analytics Integration By July (17).Mar 28th 2023 Valve Discontinuing Steam Support on Windows 7/8/8.1 as of 2024 (77).May 30th 2023 Dolphin Emulator Removed from Steam Store (29).Apr 26th 2023 Steam Deck Adapted Into Automated Gun Turret System (37).Apr 7th 2023 Most Popular Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Steam Hardware Survey (94).May 16th 2023 Play Before You Pay: Steam Allows 90-Minute Gameplay Before Purchasing a Game (77).With pressure building from competing store fronts, perhaps this renewed focus on video games will be just what Valve, and Steam, want to have. Accordingly, any existing content will be retired in the coming weeks, although owners of previously purchased video content will still find it accessible in their library. They mentioned, and I quote, "In reviewing what Steam users actually watch, it became clear we should focus our effort on offering content that is either directly related to gaming or, is accessory content for games or software sold on Steam". ![]() ![]() Indeed, as of the time of this post, there is no more Video section on Steam. ![]() In a blog post, Valve confirmed that they are making changes to all non-gaming video content on Steam. Valve tried to work around this by providing a platform for free content as well, but that did not help either. It also did not help that movies tend to operate with in a market where Steam does not boast a large market share, and licensing rights meant that the available content was meager at best. Things did not turn out as they expected, however, with the vast majority of end users not using the Steam platform for this venture. Valve perhaps wanted to go beyond just being a game storefront, and take in some of that hollywood money as well. Steam is perhaps most known for their massive video-game library, but they have expanded their product portfolio in the recent years to include software and other video content, including movies that could be rented or even purchased.
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