Overview
- Valve’s latest Steam client beta adds an option to include a reviewer’s hardware specs with new or updated store-page reviews.
- The specs feature is optional by default, presented as a tickbox in the review editor, and supports multiple saved setups including Steam Deck.
- A separate opt-in collects gameplay frame-rate telemetry stored without account linkage and tied to the hardware type, with a current focus on SteamOS devices.
- Early testing reports that specs attached to reviews are not yet visible to readers in the beta, indicating the display component is still rolling out.
- Journalists note privacy and potential fingerprinting concerns and suggest the data could inform SteamOS and Valve hardware compatibility efforts.