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Valve Announces Update for Steam With Steam Deck UI

Steam will be getting a graphical update.

Steam Big Picture mode has received a major update, moving away from its most recent layout. In its place arrives Steam Deck UI, which contains new features and improved navigation when using a controller.

In a talk at GDC, Alden Kroll, who works at Valve, announced the new UI update. Valve also released some new screenshots.

The new update will shift several of the previous Steam interface elements around. The library tab, for example, will show off your recently played games at the top, with the most recent stuff shown in larger icons. To the side, there’s a panel for friends’ activity, which shows the games that friends have been playing. The complete collection section displays each game you own in a condensed icon-by-icon format.

Also, off to the left, games can be grouped into collections (similar to folders). These collections are expandable and collapsible, making it easier to locate them on the fly. And when you use the search bar to browse your library, you can use Steam Store tags (Such as “open-world” or “stealth”) to locate games quicker.

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Valve has teased a new “Events” page in the store tab that showcases upcoming in-game events and updates on the front page. The screenshot shows a Rainbow Six Siege update, a Paladins tournament, and a Dead by Daylight broadcast in the same location. This should make sorting through relevant developer updates and events easier for users.

Valve expects that the Steam update will enter a public beta sometime this summer. For more on PC Gaming, Steam, and everything else video games, stay tuned to Culture of Gaming.

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